Chinese Almanac for 2024-06-06
2024-06-06 is Lunar month 5, day 1 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Chou day in the Jia Chen (Dragon) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2024-06-06 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 5, day 1 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Chen (Dragon) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Wu (Horse) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Year zodiac | Dragon |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Open for business (开市)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Yin Virtue (阴德), Sacred Heart (圣心), Precious Light (宝光)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Havoc (月煞), Month Emptiness (月虚), Month Harm (月害), Four Strikes (四击)
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?
2024-06-06 corresponds to Lunar month 5, day 1 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?
2024-06-06 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