Chinese Almanac for 2023-06-09

2023-06-09 is Lunar month 4, day 22 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Xu day in the Gui Mao (Rabbit) year.

Key facts

Gregorian date 2023-06-09
Lunar date Lunar month 4, day 22
Year (Ganzhi) Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit)
Month (Ganzhi) Wu (Yang Earth) Wu (Horse)
Day (Ganzhi) Wu (Yang Earth) Xu (Dog)
Year zodiac Rabbit

Auspicious for (宜)

  • Marry (嫁娶)
  • Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
  • Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
  • Travel (出行)
  • Open for business (开市)
  • Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
  • Pray for blessings (祈福)
  • Break ground (动土)
  • Move house (移徙)
  • Move into a new home (入宅)
  • Break ground for burial (破土)
  • Bury the deceased (安葬)

Inauspicious for (忌)

  • Build the stove (作灶)

Auspicious spirits (吉神)

Month's Grace (月恩), Four Images (四相), Triple Harmony (三合), Day of Attendance (临日), Hour's Yin (时阴), Heaven's Granary (天仓), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将)

Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)

Dead Energy (死气), Heaven's Punishment (天刑)

Clash & direction to avoid

Clashes with Dragon (Ren Chen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.

Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos

Wu (Yang Earth) day: traditionally, land is not accepted, as it is said to be inauspicious for the landowner.

Xu (Dog) day: traditionally, dog meat is not eaten, as it is said strange things will happen.

Auspicious directions

God of Joy (喜神) Southeast
God of Fortune (福神) Northeast
God of Wealth (财神) North
Tai Sui (太岁) East
Yang Noble God (阳贵神) Northeast
Yin Noble God (阴贵神) Southwest

What is today's lunar date?

2023-06-09 corresponds to Lunar month 4, day 22 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?

2023-06-09 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