Chinese Almanac for 2031-01-21
2031-01-21 is Lunar month 12, day 28 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin You day in the Geng Xu (Dog) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2031-01-21 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 12, day 28 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Xu (Dog) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Chou (Ox) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) You (Rooster) |
| Year zodiac | Dog |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- End mourning (除服)
- Put on mourning clothes (成服)
- Move the coffin (移柩)
- Exhume for reburial (启钻)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Renovate a grave (修坟)
- Erect a tombstone (立碑)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Make roof beams (作梁)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Mother's Granary (母仓), Month's Grace (月恩), Triple Harmony (三合), Day of Attendance (临日), Heaven's Joy (天喜), Heaven's Physician (天医), Removing Spirit (除神), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Four Depletions (四耗), Great Havoc (大煞), Five Separations (五离), Gouchen — Yellow Dragon (勾陈)
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) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2031-01-21 corresponds to Lunar month 12, day 28 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?
2031-01-21 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