Chinese Almanac for 2023-02-17
2023-02-17 is Lunar month 1, day 27 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Bing Wu day in the Gui Mao (Rabbit) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2023-02-17 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 1, day 27 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Yin (Tiger) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Year zodiac | Rabbit |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Nothing advised today (诸事不宜)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue (月德), Month's Grace (月恩), Four Images (四相), Hour's Virtue (时德), People's Day (民日), Triple Harmony (三合), Day of Attendance (临日), Heavenly Horse (天马), Hour's Yin (时阴), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Dead Energy (死气), White Tiger (白虎)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rat (Geng Zi day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Bing (Yang Fire) day: traditionally, the stove is not repaired, as it is said disaster will follow.
Wu (Horse) day: traditionally, roofs are not thatched, as it is said the owner's fortune will change.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | East |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | West |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2023-02-17 corresponds to Lunar month 1, day 27 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?
2023-02-17 falls in the Gui Mao year, the year of the Rabbit.
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