Chinese Almanac for 2024-12-15
2024-12-15 is Lunar month 11, day 15 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui Chou day in the Jia Chen (Dragon) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2024-12-15 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 15 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Chen (Dragon) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Chou (Ox) |
| Year zodiac | Dragon |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Travel (出行)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Hang a plaque (挂匾)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Plant (栽种)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Sculpt or paint deity images (塑绘)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
- File a lawsuit (词讼)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Heaven's Wish (天愿), Yin Virtue (阴德), Guarding Day (守日), Auspicious Period (吉期), Six Harmony (六合), Universal Protection (普护), Precious Light (宝光)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Repeat Day (复日), Eight Specialization (八专), Water Dragon Contact (触水龙)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Goat (Ding Wei day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Gui (Yin Water) day: traditionally, lawsuits are not filed, as it is said one's case will be weak and the opponent strong.
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) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2024-12-15 corresponds to Lunar month 11, day 15 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?
2024-12-15 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