Chinese Almanac for 2022-12-24
2022-12-24 is Lunar month 12, day 2 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Hai day in the Ren Yin (Tiger) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2022-12-24 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 12, day 2 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Yin (Tiger) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Tiger |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Make roof beams (作梁)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Install a door (安门)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Seal up holes and burrows (塞穴)
- Dig a pond (开池)
- Build a latrine (开厕)
- Build a dike (筑堤)
- Repair a wall (补垣)
- Plant (栽种)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Set up a bed (安床)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), King's Day (王日)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Wandering Calamity (游祸), Blood Branch (血支), Double Day (重日), Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Snake (Yi Si day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Xin (Yin Metal) day: traditionally, sauce is not made, as it is said the owner will never taste it.
Hai (Pig) day: traditionally, marriages are not held, as it is said it will be unlucky for the groom.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Northeast |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2022-12-24 corresponds to Lunar month 12, day 2 on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar.
What should be avoided on this day?
Traditional almanac sources list the items under Inauspicious for (忌) above as activities best avoided on this day.
Which zodiac year is this day in?
2022-12-24 falls in the Ren Yin year, the year of the Tiger.
Solar terms: astronomical calculation. Daily do's and don'ts, auspicious/inauspicious spirits, clashes, and Peng Zu's taboos: Xieji Bianfangshu (协纪辨方书) tradition, as encoded in lunar-typescript · Last updated 2026-09-11