Chinese Almanac for 2023-09-12
2023-09-12 is Lunar month 7, day 28 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui You day in the Gui Mao (Rabbit) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2023-09-12 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 7, day 28 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) You (Rooster) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) You (Rooster) |
| Year zodiac | Rabbit |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Travel (出行)
- Put on mourning clothes (成服)
- End mourning (除服)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Break ground (动土)
- Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Open for business (开市)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Grace (月恩), Four Images (四相), Official's Day (官日), Six Rites (六仪), Benefiting Descendants (益后), Removing Spirit (除神), Removing Spirit (除神), Jade Hall (玉堂), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Establishment (月建), Minor Time (小时), Earth's Mansion (土府), Month Punishment (月刑), Facing Aversion (厌对), Beckoning Star (招摇), Five Separations (五离)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rabbit (Ding Mao day); traditionally best to avoid the East 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.
You (Rooster) day: traditionally, guests are not entertained, as it is said drunkenness will lead to madness.
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?
2023-09-12 corresponds to Lunar month 7, day 28 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?
2023-09-12 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