Chinese Almanac for 2027-08-16
2027-08-16 is Lunar month 7, day 15 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding Mao day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-08-16 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 7, day 15 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Install an altar (安香)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Plant (栽种)
- Travel (出行)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Get a haircut (理发)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Break ground (动土)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Dig a pond (开池)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Heaven's Grace (天恩), Benefiting Descendants (益后), Five Harmony (五合), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Officer (天吏), Fatal Star (致死), Vermilion Bird (朱雀), Five Voids (五虚), Seven Talismans (七符)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rooster (Xin You day); traditionally best to avoid the West 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.
Mao (Rabbit) day: traditionally, wells are not dug, as it is said the spring water will turn foul.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | East |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | West |
What is today's lunar date?
2027-08-16 corresponds to Lunar month 7, day 15 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?
2027-08-16 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