Chinese Almanac for 2024-05-05
2024-05-05 is Lunar month 3, day 27 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ji Si day in the Jia Chen (Dragon) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2024-05-05 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 3, day 27 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Chen (Dragon) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Si (Snake) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Si (Snake) |
| Year zodiac | Dragon |
| Solar term today | Start of Summer |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Seal up holes and burrows (塞穴)
- Make fishing nets (结网)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Nothing advised today (诸事不宜)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Grace (月恩), Four Images (四相), King's Day (王日)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Establishment (月建), Minor Time (小时), Earth's Mansion (土府), Double Day (重日), Gouchen — Yellow Dragon (勾陈), Minor Meeting (小会), Pure Yang (纯阳), Yang Error (阳错)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Pig (Gui Hai day); traditionally best to avoid the East 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.
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) | 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?
2024-05-05 corresponds to Lunar month 3, 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?
2024-05-05 falls in the Jia Chen year, the year of the Dragon.
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