Chinese Almanac for 2027-10-15
2027-10-15 is Lunar month 9, day 16 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding Mao day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-10-15 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 9, day 16 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Xu (Dog) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Travel (出行)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Get a haircut (理发)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Trade (交易)
- Open for business (开市)
- Build the stove (作灶)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Six Harmony (六合), Sacred Heart (圣心), Five Harmony (五合), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池), Minor Depletion (小耗), Five Voids (五虚), Gouchen — Yellow Dragon (勾陈)
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?
2027-10-15 corresponds to Lunar month 9, day 16 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?
2027-10-15 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