Chinese Almanac for 2023-04-05
2023-04-05 is Lunar month 2, day 15 (leap month) on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui Si day in the Gui Mao (Rabbit) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2023-04-05 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 2, day 15 (leap month) |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Chen (Dragon) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Si (Snake) |
| Year zodiac | Rabbit |
| Solar term today | Qingming (Clear and Bright) |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Seek medical treatment (求医)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Break ground (动土)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Open for business (开市)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Yin Virtue (阴德), Minister's Day (相日), Auspicious Period (吉期), Five Riches (五富), Golden Hall (金堂), Bright Hall (明堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Robbery Star (劫煞), Five Voids (五虚), Double Day (重日)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Pig (Ding Hai day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Gui (Yin Water) day: traditionally, lawsuits are not filed, as it is said one's case will be weak and the opponent strong.
Si (Snake) day: traditionally, long journeys are avoided, as it is said belongings will be lost or hidden.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Center |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2023-04-05 corresponds to Lunar month 2, day 15 (leap month) 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?
2023-04-05 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