Chinese Almanac for 2023-04-07
2023-04-07 is Lunar month 2, day 17 (leap month) on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Yi Wei day in the Gui Mao (Rabbit) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2023-04-07 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 2, day 17 (leap month) |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Chen (Dragon) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Wei (Goat) |
| Year zodiac | Rabbit |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Level roads (平治道涂)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
None (无)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Net (天罡), Death God (死神), Month Havoc (月煞), Month Emptiness (月虚), Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Ox (Ji Chou day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Yi (Yin Wood) day: traditionally, planting is avoided, as it is said a thousand saplings will not grow.
Wei (Goat) day: traditionally, medicine is not taken, as it is said poison will enter the intestines.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Northeast |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | East |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | North |
What is today's lunar date?
2023-04-07 corresponds to Lunar month 2, day 17 (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?
2023-04-07 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