Chinese Almanac for 2031-05-06
2031-05-06 is Lunar month 3, day 15 (leap month) on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Bing Wu day in the Xin Hai (Pig) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2031-05-06 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 3, day 15 (leap month) |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Hai (Pig) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Si (Snake) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Year zodiac | Pig |
| Solar term today | Start of Summer |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Build a cart or tool (造车器)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Travel (出行)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue Combination (天德合), Official's Day (官日), Auspicious Period (吉期), Sacred Heart (圣心), Azure Dragon (青龙), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池), Repeat Day (复日), Thin Year (岁薄)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rat (Geng Zi day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Bing (Yang Fire) day: traditionally, the stove is not repaired, as it is said disaster will follow.
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) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | West |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2031-05-06 corresponds to Lunar month 3, day 15 (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?
2031-05-06 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