Chinese Almanac for 2027-11-17
2027-11-17 is Lunar month 10, day 20 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Zi day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-11-17 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 10, day 20 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Hai (Pig) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Zi (Rat) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- 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)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Open for business (开市)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Hang a plaque (挂匾)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Install a door (安门)
- Plant (栽种)
- Break ground (动土)
- Seek medical treatment (求医)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Set up a loom (经络)
- Set up a bed (安床)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue Combination (天德合), Month Void (月空), Official's Day (官日), Heavenly Horse (天马), Auspicious Period (吉期), Essential Peace (要安), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池), White Tiger (白虎)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Horse (Jia Wu day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Geng (Yang Metal) day: traditionally, looms are not set up, as it is said the work will come to nothing.
Zi (Rat) day: traditionally, diviners are not consulted, as it is said doing so brings calamity on oneself.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | South |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2027-11-17 corresponds to Lunar month 10, day 20 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?
2027-11-17 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