Chinese Almanac for 2023-10-08

2023-10-08 is Lunar month 8, day 24 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ji Hai day in the Gui Mao (Rabbit) year.

Key facts

Gregorian date 2023-10-08
Lunar date Lunar month 8, day 24
Year (Ganzhi) Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit)
Month (Ganzhi) Ren (Yang Water) Xu (Dog)
Day (Ganzhi) Ji (Yin Earth) Hai (Pig)
Year zodiac Rabbit
Solar term today Cold Dew

Auspicious for (宜)

  • Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
  • Get a haircut (理发)
  • Start school (入学)
  • Learn a craft (习艺)
  • Welcome new household members (进人口)

Inauspicious for (忌)

  • Marry (嫁娶)
  • Move into a new home (入宅)

Auspicious spirits (吉神)

Minister's Day (相日), Auspicious Period (吉期), Five Riches (五富), Reverent Peace (敬安), Jade Hall (玉堂)

Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)

Robbery Star (劫煞), Five Voids (五虚), Earth Talisman (土符), Double Day (重日)

Clash & direction to avoid

Clashes with Snake (Gui Si day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.

Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos

Ji (Yin Earth) day: traditionally, contracts are not torn up, as it is said both parties will suffer loss.

Hai (Pig) day: traditionally, marriages are not held, as it is said it will be unlucky for the groom.

Auspicious directions

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

What is today's lunar date?

2023-10-08 corresponds to Lunar month 8, day 24 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?

2023-10-08 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