Chinese Almanac for 2029-07-17
2029-07-17 is Lunar month 6, day 7 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Shen day in the Ji You (Rooster) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2029-07-17 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 6, day 7 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) You (Rooster) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Wei (Goat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Year zodiac | Rooster |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Sculpt or paint deity images (塑绘)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Start school (入学)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Sweep the house (扫舍)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Dig a pond (开池)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Travel (出行)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Build the stove (作灶)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Four Images (四相), Yang Virtue (阳德), Minister's Day (相日), Auspicious Period (吉期), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Benefiting Descendants (益后), Removing Spirit (除神), Kitchen God (司命)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Robbery Star (劫煞), Heaven's Thief (天贼), Five Voids (五虚), Five Separations (五离)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Tiger (Ren Yin day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Wu (Yang Earth) day: traditionally, land is not accepted, as it is said to be inauspicious for the landowner.
Shen (Monkey) day: traditionally, beds are not set up, as it is said spirits will enter the room.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2029-07-17 corresponds to Lunar month 6, day 7 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?
2029-07-17 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