Chinese Almanac for 2027-08-12
2027-08-12 is Lunar month 7, day 11 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui Hai day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-08-12 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 7, day 11 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Repair the wall (修饰垣墙)
- Level roads (平治道涂)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Build the stove (作灶)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- File a lawsuit (词讼)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Acquire property (置产)
- Make roof beams (作梁)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Plant (栽种)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Install a door (安门)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue (天德), Four Images (四相), Minister's Day (相日), Universal Protection (普护)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Net (天罡), Death God (死神), Month Harm (月害), Wandering Calamity (游祸), Five Voids (五虚), Double Day (重日), Gouchen — Yellow Dragon (勾陈)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Snake (Ding Si day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Gui (Yin Water) day: traditionally, lawsuits are not filed, as it is said one's case will be weak and the opponent strong.
Hai (Pig) day: traditionally, marriages are not held, as it is said it will be unlucky for the groom.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southwest |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2027-08-12 corresponds to Lunar month 7, day 11 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?
2027-08-12 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