Chinese Almanac for 2023-07-12
2023-07-12 is Lunar month 5, day 25 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Wei day in the Gui Mao (Rabbit) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2023-07-12 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 5, day 25 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Wei (Goat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Wei (Goat) |
| Year zodiac | Rabbit |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Travel (出行)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Break ground (动土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Grace (月恩), Guarding Day (守日), Sacred Heart (圣心)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Establishment (月建), Minor Time (小时), Earth's Mansion (土府), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Ox (Yi Chou day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Xin (Yin Metal) day: traditionally, sauce is not made, as it is said the owner will never taste it.
Wei (Goat) day: traditionally, medicine is not taken, as it is said poison will enter the intestines.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | East |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2023-07-12 corresponds to Lunar month 5, day 25 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?
2023-07-12 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