Chinese Almanac for 2027-12-20
2027-12-20 is Lunar month 11, day 23 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui You day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-12-20 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 23 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) You (Rooster) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Get a haircut (理发)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Plant (栽种)
- Sweep the house (扫舍)
- Hunt or trap (捕捉)
- Hunt (畋猎)
- Make fishing nets (结网)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Open for business (开市)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Install a door (安门)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Mother's Granary (母仓), Golden Hall (金堂), Removing Spirit (除神), Bright Hall (明堂), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池), Repeat Day (复日), Five Separations (五离)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rabbit (Ding Mao day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Gui (Yin Water) day: traditionally, lawsuits are not filed, as it is said one's case will be weak and the opponent strong.
You (Rooster) day: traditionally, guests are not entertained, as it is said drunkenness will lead to madness.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southwest |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2027-12-20 corresponds to Lunar month 11, day 23 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?
2027-12-20 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