Chinese Almanac for 2031-09-21
2031-09-21 is Lunar month 8, day 5 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Jia Zi day in the Xin Hai (Pig) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2031-09-21 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 8, day 5 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Hai (Pig) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) You (Rooster) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Zi (Rat) |
| Year zodiac | Pig |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Repair the wall (修饰垣墙)
- Level roads (平治道涂)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Move the coffin (移柩)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Install a door (安门)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month Void (月空), Heaven's Grace (天恩), Hour's Virtue (时德), Yang Virtue (阳德), People's Day (民日), Jade Palace (玉宇), Kitchen God (司命)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Death God (死神), Heaven's Officer (天吏), Fatal Star (致死), Departure and Loss (往亡)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Horse (Wu Wu day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Jia (Yang Wood) day: traditionally, warehouses are not opened, as it is said wealth will be squandered.
Zi (Rat) day: traditionally, diviners are not consulted, as it is said doing so brings calamity on oneself.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | North |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Northeast |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | East |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2031-09-21 corresponds to Lunar month 8, day 5 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?
2031-09-21 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