Chinese Almanac for 2027-05-06
2027-05-06 is Lunar month 4, day 1 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Yi You day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-05-06 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 4, day 1 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) You (Rooster) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
| Solar term today | Start of Summer |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Travel (出行)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Break ground (动土)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Hang a plaque (挂匾)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Install a door (安门)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Thank the earth god (谢土)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- None (无)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), People's Day (民日), Triple Harmony (三合), Hour's Yin (时阴), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Essential Peace (要安), Removing Spirit (除神), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Dead Energy (死气), Five Separations (五离), Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rabbit (Ji Mao 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.
You (Rooster) day: traditionally, guests are not entertained, as it is said drunkenness will lead to madness.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Northeast |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southwest |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | North |
What is today's lunar date?
2027-05-06 corresponds to Lunar month 4, day 1 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?
2027-05-06 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