Chinese Almanac for 2023-10-17
2023-10-17 is Lunar month 9, day 3 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Shen day in the Gui Mao (Rabbit) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2023-10-17 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 9, day 3 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Xu (Dog) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Year zodiac | Rabbit |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Open for business (开市)
- Travel (出行)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Break ground (动土)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Acquire property (置产)
- Plant (栽种)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Renovate a grave (修坟)
- Install a door (安门)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Erect a tombstone (立碑)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Set up a bed (安床)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Pardon (天赦), King's Day (王日), Post Horse (驿马), Heaven's Empress (天后), Hour's Yang (时阳), Vital Energy (生气), Six Rites (六仪), Golden Hall (金堂), Removing Spirit (除神), Golden Chest (金匮)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Facing Aversion (厌对), Beckoning Star (招摇), Repeat Day (复日), Five Separations (五离)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Tiger (Ren Yin day); traditionally best to avoid the South 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.
Shen (Monkey) day: traditionally, beds are not set up, as it is said spirits will enter the room.
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?
2023-10-17 corresponds to Lunar month 9, day 3 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?
2023-10-17 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