Chinese Almanac for 2023-07-08
2023-07-08 is Lunar month 5, day 21 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding Mao day in the Gui Mao (Rabbit) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2023-07-08 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 5, day 21 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Wei (Goat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Year zodiac | Rabbit |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Open for business (开市)
- Travel (出行)
- Break ground (动土)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- 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)
- Take office (赴任)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Mother's Granary (母仓), Triple Harmony (三合), Day of Attendance (临日), Heaven's Joy (天喜), Heaven's Physician (天医), Reverent Peace (敬安), Five Harmony (五合), Precious Light (宝光), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Great Havoc (大煞)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rooster (Xin You day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ding (Yin Fire) day: traditionally, hair is not cut, as it is said sores will form on the head.
Mao (Rabbit) day: traditionally, wells are not dug, as it is said the spring water will turn foul.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | East |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | West |
What is today's lunar date?
2023-07-08 corresponds to Lunar month 5, day 21 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?
2023-07-08 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