Chinese Almanac for 2024-10-22
2024-10-22 is Lunar month 9, day 20 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ji Wei day in the Jia Chen (Dragon) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2024-10-22 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 9, day 20 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Chen (Dragon) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Xu (Dog) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Wei (Goat) |
| Year zodiac | Dragon |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Open for business (开市)
- Renovate a grave (修坟)
- Erect a tombstone (立碑)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Mother's Granary (母仓), Jade Palace (玉宇)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Month Punishment (月刑), Five Voids (五虚), Eight Specialization (八专), Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Ox (Gui Chou day); traditionally best to avoid the West 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.
Wei (Goat) day: traditionally, medicine is not taken, as it is said poison will enter the intestines.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | North |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southeast |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | North |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2024-10-22 corresponds to Lunar month 9, day 20 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?
2024-10-22 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