Chinese Almanac for 2027-05-21
2027-05-21 is Lunar month 4, day 16 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Zi day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-05-21 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 4, day 16 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Zi (Rat) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
| Solar term today | Grain Buds |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Travel (出行)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Plant (栽种)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Break ground (动土)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Thank the earth god (谢土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Renovate a grave (修坟)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Open for business (开市)
- Set up a loom (经络)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue (月德), Heavenly Horse (天马), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Officer (天吏), Fatal Star (致死), Five Voids (五虚), White Tiger (白虎)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Horse (Jia Wu 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.
Zi (Rat) day: traditionally, diviners are not consulted, as it is said doing so brings calamity on oneself.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | South |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2027-05-21 corresponds to Lunar month 4, 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?
2027-05-21 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