Chinese Almanac for 2024-08-02
2024-08-02 is Lunar month 6, day 28 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Xu day in the Jia Chen (Dragon) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2024-08-02 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 6, day 28 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Chen (Dragon) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Wei (Goat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Xu (Dog) |
| Year zodiac | Dragon |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Hunt (畋猎)
- Make fishing nets (结网)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Break ground (动土)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Dig a canal (开渠)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Four Images (四相), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Essential Peace (要安), Azure Dragon (青龙)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Death God (死神), Month Havoc (月煞), Month Emptiness (月虚), Earth Talisman (土符)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dragon (Ren Chen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Wu (Yang Earth) day: traditionally, land is not accepted, as it is said to be inauspicious for the landowner.
Xu (Dog) day: traditionally, dog meat is not eaten, as it is said strange things will happen.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southeast |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2024-08-02 corresponds to Lunar month 6, day 28 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?
2024-08-02 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