Chinese Almanac for 2027-11-18
2027-11-18 is Lunar month 10, day 21 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Chou day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-11-18 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 10, day 21 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Hai (Pig) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Sculpt or paint deity images (塑绘)
- Get a haircut (理发)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
- Dig a pond (开池)
- Build a livestock pen (造畜稠)
- Hunt (畋猎)
- Make fishing nets (结网)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Thank the earth god (谢土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Open for business (开市)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Travel (出行)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Break ground (动土)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Guarding Day (守日), Heaven's Shaman (天巫), Blessing Virtue (福德), Jade Palace (玉宇), Jade Hall (玉堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Aversion (月厌), Earth Fire (地火), Nine Voids (九空), Great Havoc (大煞), Return Taboo (归忌), Ruthless Conduct (行狠)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Goat (Yi Wei day); traditionally best to avoid the East 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.
Chou (Ox) day: traditionally, a capping ceremony is not held, as it is said the honoree will not return home.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2027-11-18 corresponds to Lunar month 10, day 21 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?
2027-11-18 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