Chinese Almanac for 2024-01-18
2024-01-18 is Lunar month 12, day 8 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Si day in the Gui Mao (Rabbit) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2024-01-18 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 12, day 8 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Chou (Ox) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Si (Snake) |
| Year zodiac | Rabbit |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Break ground (动土)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Build a warehouse (造仓)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
- Build a latrine (开厕)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Plant (栽种)
- Travel (出行)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Open for business (开市)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Install a door (安门)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Month's Grace (月恩), Triple Harmony (三合), Hour's Yin (时阴), Six Rites (六仪), Jade Hall (玉堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Facing Aversion (厌对), Beckoning Star (招摇), Dead Energy (死气), Nine Pits (九坎), Nine Scorches (九焦), Double Day (重日)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Pig (Yi Hai 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.
Si (Snake) day: traditionally, long journeys are avoided, as it is said belongings will be lost or hidden.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2024-01-18 corresponds to Lunar month 12, day 8 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?
2024-01-18 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