Chinese Almanac for 2023-05-05
2023-05-05 is Lunar month 3, day 16 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui Hai day in the Gui Mao (Rabbit) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2023-05-05 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 3, day 16 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Chen (Dragon) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Rabbit |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Seal up holes and burrows (塞穴)
- Hunt (畋猎)
- Make fishing nets (结网)
- Go fishing (取渔)
- Sweep the house (扫舍)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Mother's Granary (母仓), Jade Hall (玉堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Wandering Calamity (游祸), Heaven's Thief (天贼), Double Day (重日)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Snake (Ding Si day); traditionally best to avoid the West 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.
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) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | East |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2023-05-05 corresponds to Lunar month 3, day 16 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?
2023-05-05 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