Chinese Almanac for 2027-06-12
2027-06-12 is Lunar month 5, day 8 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ren Xu day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-06-12 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 5, day 8 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Xu (Dog) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- 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)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Hang a plaque (挂匾)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Exhume for reburial (启钻)
- End mourning (除服)
- Put on mourning clothes (成服)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month Void (月空), Triple Harmony (三合), Day of Attendance (临日), Hour's Yin (时阴), Heaven's Granary (天仓), Universal Protection (普护)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Dead Energy (死气), Earth Pouch (地囊), Heaven's Punishment (天刑)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dragon (Bing Chen 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.
Xu (Dog) day: traditionally, dog meat is not eaten, as it is said strange things will happen.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southwest |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | East |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2027-06-12 corresponds to Lunar month 5, day 8 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?
2027-06-12 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