Chinese Almanac for 2030-09-20
2030-09-20 is Lunar month 8, day 23 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Wu day in the Geng Xu (Dog) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2030-09-20 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 8, day 23 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Xu (Dog) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) You (Rooster) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Wu (Horse) |
| Year zodiac | Dog |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Hunt or trap (捕捉)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Break ground (动土)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Open for business (开市)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Install a door (安门)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Blessing Birth (福生), Golden Chest (金匮)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Net (天罡), Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池), Heaven's Thief (天贼), Four Depletions (四耗), Nine Pits (九坎), Nine Scorches (九焦)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rat (Ren Zi day); traditionally best to avoid the North 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.
Wu (Horse) day: traditionally, roofs are not thatched, as it is said the owner's fortune will change.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2030-09-20 corresponds to Lunar month 8, 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?
2030-09-20 falls in the Geng Xu year, the year of the Dog.
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