Chinese Almanac for 2027-05-23
2027-05-23 is Lunar month 4, day 18 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ren Yin day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-05-23 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 4, day 18 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Yin (Tiger) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Make fishing nets (结网)
- Hunt or trap (捕捉)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Visit the sick (探病)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Open for business (开市)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Mother's Granary (母仓), Reverent Peace (敬安), Five Harmony (五合), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Net (天罡), Robbery Star (劫煞), Month Harm (月害), Earth Talisman (土符), Heaven's Prison (天牢)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Monkey (Bing Shen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ren (Yang Water) day: traditionally, water is not released, as it is said it will be hard to contain.
Yin (Tiger) day: traditionally, sacrifices are not offered, as it is said the spirits will not partake.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | East |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2027-05-23 corresponds to Lunar month 4, day 18 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?
2027-05-23 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