Chinese Almanac for 2027-04-11
2027-04-11 is Lunar month 3, day 5 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Shen day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-04-11 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 3, day 5 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Chen (Dragon) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Shen (Monkey) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Thank the earth god (谢土)
- Move the coffin (移柩)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Grace (月恩), Triple Harmony (三合), Day of Attendance (临日), Hour's Yin (时阴), Reverent Peace (敬安), Removing Spirit (除神), Golden Chest (金匮), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Aversion (月厌), Earth Fire (地火), Dead Energy (死气), Four Wastes (四废), Departure and Loss (往亡), Five Separations (五离), Eight Specialization (八专), Lone Branch (孤辰), Yin Error (阴错)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Tiger (Jia Yin 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.
Shen (Monkey) day: traditionally, beds are not set up, as it is said spirits will enter the room.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southwest |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | South |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2027-04-11 corresponds to Lunar month 3, 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?
2027-04-11 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