Chinese Almanac for 2029-05-31

2029-05-31 is Lunar month 4, day 19 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin You day in the Ji You (Rooster) year.

Key facts

Gregorian date 2029-05-31
Lunar date Lunar month 4, day 19
Year (Ganzhi) Ji (Yin Earth) You (Rooster)
Month (Ganzhi) Ji (Yin Earth) Si (Snake)
Day (Ganzhi) Xin (Yin Metal) You (Rooster)
Year zodiac Rooster

Auspicious for (宜)

  • Marry (嫁娶)
  • Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
  • Travel (出行)
  • Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
  • Pray for blessings (祈福)
  • Open for business (开市)
  • Break ground (动土)
  • Move house (移徙)
  • Move into a new home (入宅)
  • Break ground for burial (破土)
  • Bury the deceased (安葬)

Inauspicious for (忌)

  • Install a door (安门)

Auspicious spirits (吉神)

Heaven's Virtue (天德), People's Day (民日), Triple Harmony (三合), Hour's Yin (时阴), Essential Peace (要安), Removing Spirit (除神), Barking Dog (鸣吠)

Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)

Dead Energy (死气), Five Separations (五离), Vermilion Bird (朱雀)

Clash & direction to avoid

Clashes with Rabbit (Yi Mao 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.

You (Rooster) day: traditionally, guests are not entertained, as it is said drunkenness will lead to madness.

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?

2029-05-31 corresponds to Lunar month 4, day 19 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?

2029-05-31 falls in the Ji You year, the year of the Rooster.

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