Chinese Almanac for 2024-06-05
2024-06-05 is Lunar month 4, day 29 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Zi day in the Jia Chen (Dragon) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2024-06-05 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 4, day 29 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Chen (Dragon) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Wu (Horse) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Zi (Rat) |
| Year zodiac | Dragon |
| Solar term today | Grain in Ear |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Nothing advised today (诸事不宜)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- None (无)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Six Rites (六仪), Untying Spirit (解神), Golden Chest (金匮), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Breaker (月破), Great Depletion (大耗), Disaster Star (灾煞), Heaven's Fire (天火), Facing Aversion (厌对), Beckoning Star (招摇), Five Voids (五虚)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Horse (Jia Wu day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Geng (Yang Metal) day: traditionally, looms are not set up, as it is said the work will come to nothing.
Zi (Rat) day: traditionally, diviners are not consulted, as it is said doing so brings calamity on oneself.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | South |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2024-06-05 corresponds to Lunar month 4, day 29 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?
2024-06-05 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