Chinese Almanac for 2027-08-06
2027-08-06 is Lunar month 7, day 5 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding Si day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-08-06 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 7, day 5 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Si (Snake) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Sculpt or paint deity images (塑绘)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Seek medical treatment (求医)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Release water (放水)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Dig a canal (开渠)
- Install a millstone (安碓磑)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Start school (入学)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
King's Day (王日), Post Horse (驿马), Heaven's Empress (天后), Hour's Yang (时阳), Vital Energy (生气), Blessing Birth (福生), Jade Hall (玉堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Aversion (月厌), Earth Fire (地火), Double Day (重日), Grand Meeting (大会), Yin Error (阴错)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Pig (Xin Hai day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ding (Yin Fire) day: traditionally, hair is not cut, as it is said sores will form on the head.
Si (Snake) day: traditionally, long journeys are avoided, as it is said belongings will be lost or hidden.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | West |
What is today's lunar date?
2027-08-06 corresponds to Lunar month 7, day 5 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?
2027-08-06 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