Chinese Almanac for 2027-09-29
2027-09-29 is Lunar month 8, day 29 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Hai day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-09-29 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 8, day 29 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) You (Rooster) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Travel (出行)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Install machinery (安机械)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Move house (移徙)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Break ground (动土)
- Build a bridge (造桥)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Minister's Day (相日), Post Horse (驿马), Heaven's Empress (天后), Heaven's Shaman (天巫), Blessing Virtue (福德), Essential Peace (要安)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Four Exhaustions (四穷), Nine Tigers (九虎), Five Voids (五虚), Great Havoc (大煞), Repeat Day (复日), Double Day (重日), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Snake (Yi Si day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Xin (Yin Metal) day: traditionally, sauce is not made, as it is said the owner will never taste it.
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) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southwest |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2027-09-29 corresponds to Lunar month 8, day 29 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?
2027-09-29 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