Chinese Almanac for 2023-12-09
2023-12-09 is Lunar month 10, day 27 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Chou day in the Gui Mao (Rabbit) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2023-12-09 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 10, day 27 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Year zodiac | Rabbit |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Travel (出行)
- Seek medical treatment (求医)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Yin Virtue (阴德), Guarding Day (守日), Auspicious Period (吉期), Six Harmony (六合), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Universal Protection (普护), Precious Light (宝光)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
None (无)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Goat (Yi Wei day); traditionally best to avoid the East 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.
Chou (Ox) day: traditionally, a capping ceremony is not held, as it is said the honoree will not return home.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2023-12-09 corresponds to Lunar month 10, day 27 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?
2023-12-09 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