Chinese Almanac for 2027-06-20
2027-06-20 is Lunar month 5, day 16 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Wu day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-06-20 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 5, day 16 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Wu (Horse) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Travel (出行)
- Train cattle and horses (教牛马)
- Harvest honey (割蜜)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Break ground (动土)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Yang Virtue (阳德), Official's Day (官日), Golden Hall (金堂), Kitchen God (司命), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Establishment (月建), Minor Time (小时), Earth's Mansion (土府), Month Punishment (月刑), Month Aversion (月厌), Earth Fire (地火), Earth Talisman (土符)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rat (Jia Zi 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.
Wu (Horse) day: traditionally, roofs are not thatched, as it is said the owner's fortune will change.
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?
2027-06-20 corresponds to Lunar month 5, 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?
2027-06-20 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