Chinese Almanac for 2031-04-27

2031-04-27 is Lunar month 3, day 6 (leap month) on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding You day in the Xin Hai (Pig) year.

Key facts

Gregorian date 2031-04-27
Lunar date Lunar month 3, day 6 (leap month)
Year (Ganzhi) Xin (Yin Metal) Hai (Pig)
Month (Ganzhi) Ren (Yang Water) Chen (Dragon)
Day (Ganzhi) Ding (Yin Fire) You (Rooster)
Year zodiac Pig

Auspicious for (宜)

  • Marry (嫁娶)
  • Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
  • Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
  • Pray for blessings (祈福)
  • Travel (出行)
  • Move house (移徙)
  • Seek medical treatment (求医)

Inauspicious for (忌)

  • Open for business (开市)
  • Break ground (动土)
  • Break ground for burial (破土)

Auspicious spirits (吉神)

Heaven's Virtue Combination (天德合), Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Four Images (四相), Six Harmony (六合), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Universal Protection (普护), Removing Spirit (除神), Precious Light (宝光), Barking Dog (鸣吠)

Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)

Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池), Minor Depletion (小耗), Five Voids (五虚), Earth Talisman (土符), Five Separations (五离)

Clash & direction to avoid

Clashes with Rabbit (Xin Mao day); traditionally best to avoid the East 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.

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

Auspicious directions

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

What is today's lunar date?

2031-04-27 corresponds to Lunar month 3, day 6 (leap month) 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?

2031-04-27 falls in the Xin Hai year, the year of the Pig.

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