Chinese Almanac for 2027-05-31
2027-05-31 is Lunar month 4, day 26 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Xu day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 4, day 26 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Xu (Dog) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Seek medical treatment (求医)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Break ground (动土)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Hunt or trap (捕捉)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Set up a frame (架马)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue (月德), Heaven's Grace (天恩), Jade Palace (玉宇), Untying Spirit (解神), Golden Chest (金匮)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Minor Depletion (小耗), Heaven's Thief (天贼)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dragon (Jia Chen day); traditionally best to avoid the North 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.
Xu (Dog) day: traditionally, dog meat is not eaten, as it is said strange things will happen.
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?
2027-05-31 corresponds to Lunar month 4, day 26 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?
2027-05-31 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