Chinese Almanac for 2031-10-13
2031-10-13 is Lunar month 8, day 27 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Bing Xu day in the Xin Hai (Pig) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2031-10-13 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 8, day 27 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Hai (Pig) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Xu (Dog) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Xu (Dog) |
| Year zodiac | Pig |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Acquire property (置产)
- Seek medical treatment (求医)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Move house (移徙)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Close the roof ridge (合脊)
- Install a door (安门)
- Release water (放水)
- Hunt or trap (捕捉)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Build a temple (造庙)
- Build a boat (造船)
- Break ground (动土)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue (天德), Month's Virtue (月德), Mother's Granary (母仓), Guarding Day (守日), Heavenly Horse (天马)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Establishment (月建), Minor Time (小时), Earth's Mansion (土府), White Tiger (白虎)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dragon (Geng Chen 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.
Xu (Dog) day: traditionally, dog meat is not eaten, as it is said strange things will happen.
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?
2031-10-13 corresponds to Lunar month 8, day 27 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?
2031-10-13 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