Chinese Almanac for 2027-04-16
2027-04-16 is Lunar month 3, day 10 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Yi Chou day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-04-16 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 3, day 10 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Chen (Dragon) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Chou (Ox) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Repair the door (修门)
- Go fishing (取渔)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Benefiting Descendants (益后)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Five Voids (五虚), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Goat (Ji Wei day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Yi (Yin Wood) day: traditionally, planting is avoided, as it is said a thousand saplings will not grow.
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) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Northeast |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | East |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | North |
What is today's lunar date?
2027-04-16 corresponds to Lunar month 3, day 10 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?
2027-04-16 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