Chinese Almanac for 2029-08-05

2029-08-05 is Lunar month 6, day 26 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding Mao day in the Ji You (Rooster) year.

Key facts

Gregorian date 2029-08-05
Lunar date Lunar month 6, day 26
Year (Ganzhi) Ji (Yin Earth) You (Rooster)
Month (Ganzhi) Xin (Yin Metal) Wei (Goat)
Day (Ganzhi) Ding (Yin Fire) Mao (Rabbit)
Year zodiac Rooster

Auspicious for (宜)

  • Marry (嫁娶)
  • Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
  • Open for business (开市)
  • Travel (出行)
  • Break ground (动土)
  • Raise the roof beam (上梁)
  • 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)

  • Take office (赴任)

Auspicious spirits (吉神)

Heaven's Grace (天恩), Mother's Granary (母仓), Triple Harmony (三合), Day of Attendance (临日), Heaven's Joy (天喜), Heaven's Physician (天医), Reverent Peace (敬安), Five Harmony (五合), Precious Light (宝光), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)

Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)

Great Havoc (大煞)

Clash & direction to avoid

Clashes with Rooster (Xin You day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.

Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos

Ding (Yin Fire) day: traditionally, hair is not cut, as it is said sores will form on the head.

Mao (Rabbit) day: traditionally, wells are not dug, as it is said the spring water will turn foul.

Auspicious directions

God of Joy (喜神) South
God of Fortune (福神) Southeast
God of Wealth (财神) Southwest
Tai Sui (太岁) East
Yang Noble God (阳贵神) Northwest
Yin Noble God (阴贵神) West

What is today's lunar date?

2029-08-05 corresponds to Lunar month 6, day 26 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?

2029-08-05 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