Chinese Almanac for 2027-03-23

2027-03-23 is Lunar month 2, day 16 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Chou day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.

Key facts

Gregorian date 2027-03-23
Lunar date Lunar month 2, day 16
Year (Ganzhi) Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat)
Month (Ganzhi) Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit)
Day (Ganzhi) Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox)
Year zodiac Goat

Auspicious for (宜)

  • Marry (嫁娶)
  • Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
  • Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
  • Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
  • Pray for blessings (祈福)
  • Travel (出行)
  • Renovate and build (修造)
  • Break ground (动土)
  • Move house (移徙)
  • Move into a new home (入宅)
  • Break ground for burial (破土)
  • Relocate the household fire (出火)
  • Install a door (安门)
  • Set up a bed (安床)
  • Raise the roof beam (上梁)
  • Erect a tombstone (立碑)
  • Move the coffin (移柩)

Inauspicious for (忌)

  • Open for business (开市)
  • Trade (交易)
  • Make bed curtains (合帐)
  • Bury the deceased (安葬)

Auspicious spirits (吉神)

Hour's Yang (时阳), Vital Energy (生气), Heaven's Granary (天仓), Reverent Peace (敬安)

Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)

Five Voids (五虚), Nine Voids (九空), Nine Pits (九坎), Nine Scorches (九焦), Gouchen — Yellow Dragon (勾陈)

Clash & direction to avoid

Clashes with Goat (Yi Wei day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.

Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos

Xin (Yin Metal) day: traditionally, sauce is not made, as it is said the owner will never taste it.

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) Southwest
God of Fortune (福神) Northwest
God of Wealth (财神) East
Tai Sui (太岁) West
Yang Noble God (阳贵神) Northeast
Yin Noble God (阴贵神) South

What is today's lunar date?

2027-03-23 corresponds to Lunar month 2, day 16 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?

2027-03-23 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