Chinese Almanac for 2031-10-20
2031-10-20 is Lunar month 9, day 5 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui Si day in the Xin Hai (Pig) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2031-10-20 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 9, day 5 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Hai (Pig) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Xu (Dog) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Si (Snake) |
| Year zodiac | Pig |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Take in a son-in-law (纳婿)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Travel (出行)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Build the stove (作灶)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Four Images (四相), Yin Virtue (阴德), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Continuing Generations (续世), Bright Hall (明堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Wandering Calamity (游祸), Heaven's Thief (天贼), Blood Taboo (血忌), Double Day (重日)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Pig (Ding Hai day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Gui (Yin Water) day: traditionally, lawsuits are not filed, as it is said one's case will be weak and the opponent strong.
Si (Snake) day: traditionally, long journeys are avoided, as it is said belongings will be lost or hidden.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Center |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2031-10-20 corresponds to Lunar month 9, 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?
2031-10-20 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