Chinese Almanac for 2027-01-01
2027-01-01 is Lunar month 11, day 24 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Chen day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-01-01 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 24 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Chen (Dragon) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Carve (雕刻)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Install an altar (安香)
- Travel (出行)
- Start school (入学)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Install a door (安门)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Build a livestock pen (造畜稠)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- End mourning (除服)
- Put on mourning clothes (成服)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Build a temple (造庙)
- Build a boat (造船)
- Set up a loom (经络)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Triple Harmony (三合), Day of Attendance (临日), Hour's Yin (时阴), Heaven's Granary (天仓), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Sacred Heart (圣心)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Dead Energy (死气), Heaven's Prison (天牢)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dog (Jia Xu 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.
Chen (Dragon) day: traditionally, weeping is avoided, as it is said to foretell a second death in the family.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | South |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2027-01-01 corresponds to Lunar month 11, day 24 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?
2027-01-01 falls in the Bing Wu year, the year of the Horse.
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