Chinese Almanac for 2027-08-31
2027-08-31 is Lunar month 7, day 30 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ren Wu day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 7, day 30 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Wu (Horse) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Hold Ghost Festival rites (普渡)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Travel (出行)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Open for business (开市)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Open a warehouse (开仓)
- Sell goods (出货财)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
- Dig a pond (开池)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Exhume for reburial (启钻)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Install a door (安门)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue (月德), Heaven's Virtue (天德), Month's Grace (月恩), Four Images (四相), Heavenly Horse (天马), Hour's Yang (时阳), Vital Energy (生气), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Jade Palace (玉宇), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Disaster Star (灾煞), Heaven's Fire (天火), White Tiger (白虎)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rat (Bing Zi 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.
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) | 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?
2027-08-31 corresponds to Lunar month 7, day 30 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?
2027-08-31 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