Chinese Almanac for 2027-01-24
2027-01-24 is Lunar month 12, day 17 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui Mao day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-01-24 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 12, day 17 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Travel (出行)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Plant (栽种)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Move the coffin (移柩)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Hang a plaque (挂匾)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- File a lawsuit (词讼)
- Make roof beams (作梁)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Dig a pond (开池)
- Install a door (安门)
- Break ground (动土)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Dig a well (掘井)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
People's Day (民日), Heaven's Shaman (天巫), Blessing Virtue (福德), Heaven's Granary (天仓), Golden Hall (金堂), Five Harmony (五合), Precious Light (宝光), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Disaster Star (灾煞), Heaven's Fire (天火)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rooster (Ding You day); traditionally best to avoid the West 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.
Mao (Rabbit) day: traditionally, wells are not dug, as it is said the spring water will turn foul.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2027-01-24 corresponds to Lunar month 12, day 17 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?
2027-01-24 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