Chinese Almanac for 2027-03-12
2027-03-12 is Lunar month 2, day 5 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Yin day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-03-12 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 2, day 5 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Yin (Tiger) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Trade (交易)
- Plant (栽种)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Travel (出行)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Install a door (安门)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month Void (月空), King's Day (王日), Five Riches (五富), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Universal Protection (普护), Five Harmony (五合), Azure Dragon (青龙), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Wandering Calamity (游祸), Blood Branch (血支), Return Taboo (归忌)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Monkey (Jia Shen day); traditionally best to avoid the North 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.
Yin (Tiger) day: traditionally, sacrifices are not offered, as it is said the spirits will not partake.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Center |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | South |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2027-03-12 corresponds to Lunar month 2, day 5 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?
2027-03-12 falls in the Ding Wei year, the year of the Goat.
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