Chinese Almanac for 2023-08-08
2023-08-08 is Lunar month 6, day 22 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Xu day in the Gui Mao (Rabbit) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2023-08-08 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 6, day 22 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Shen (Monkey) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Xu (Dog) |
| Year zodiac | Rabbit |
| Solar term today | Start of Autumn |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Travel (出行)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue Combination (天德合), Mother's Granary (母仓), Yang Virtue (阳德), Guarding Day (守日), Heaven's Shaman (天巫), Blessing Virtue (福德), Six Rites (六仪), Reverent Peace (敬安), Kitchen God (司命)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Facing Aversion (厌对), Beckoning Star (招摇), Heavenly Dog (天狗), Nine Voids (九空)
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?
2023-08-08 corresponds to Lunar month 6, 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?
2023-08-08 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