How many auspicious days does the Chinese almanac give for April 2027?

3 wedding dates, 3 for moving house and 5 for opening a business — 11 entries across the three events, out of 30 days. April has the most dates for opening a business of any month in 2027. A day can qualify for more than one event, so the three lists overlap.

When is Qingming Festival in 2027 and what does the almanac say about that day?

Qingming Festival (清明节) falls on 5 April 2027, month 2 · day 29 in the lunar calendar. The almanac gives that day the pillar 甲寅 and the Day Officer 开 Open (Kai); it clashes with the Monkey. It passes the strict filter for wedding, moving and opening.

What else is in the April 2027 almanac besides Qingming Festival?

A second traditional date: Shangsi Festival (上巳节) on 9 April 2027, month 3 · day 3. The almanac rates it on its own pillar like any other day — 戊午, Day Officer 满 Full (Man), clashing with the Rat — and it passes the strict filter for none of the three events. Both dates are marked in the day table below.

Chinese Calendar April 2027: Lunar Dates, Day Officers and Auspicious Days

30 days · Pure Brightness and Grain Rain · 3 wedding dates, 3 for moving house and 5 for opening a business

April 2027 has 30 days in the Gregorian calendar, and the Chinese calendar cuts them twice over. The lunar calendar runs lunar month 2 (二月) from 1 April 2027 to 6 April 2027 and lunar month 3 (三月) from 7 April 2027 to 30 April 2027. The solar half of the same system — the one the almanac uses to set each day's pillar — hands the month over from the Rabbit month 癸卯 to the Dragon month 甲辰 at Pure Brightness (清明) on 5 Apr 2027, 08:17 (Beijing time, UTC+8).

Two solar terms fall in April 2027: Pure Brightness (清明) on 5 Apr 2027, 08:17 (Beijing time, UTC+8) and Grain Rain (谷雨) on 20 Apr 2027, 15:17 (Beijing time, UTC+8). The almanac (通书 / 黄历) entry for each of the 30 days in the table below carries its own stem-branch day pillar, one of the twelve Day Officers, the animal the day clashes with, and the activities the classical tables mark as favourable.

All 30 days belong to the 丁未 Fire Goat year, which began at Lichun, 4 Feb 2027, 09:46 (Beijing time, UTC+8). Days whose branch clashes with the year branch 未 are Sui Po (Year Breaker) days and are struck out of every list below — in April that is 4 April 2027 (癸丑), 16 April 2027 (乙丑) and 28 April 2027 (丁丑).

Under the strict reading used on this site — Day Officer Stable, Success or Open, the activity listed as favourable and not as unfavourable, no Sui Po day and no four-separation day — April 2027 has 3 wedding dates, 3 for moving house and 5 for opening a business. That is the most dates for opening a business of any month in 2027. 8 of the 30 days carry a Destruction or Danger officer or are Year Breaker days, and are listed further down as days to take slowly.

Solar terms in April 2027

A solar term is a moment, not a day. The twelve 'Jie' terms start a new solar month, which is where the day pillars change their month column; the other twelve fall inside a month.
Solar term	Chinese	Exact moment (Beijing, UTC+8)	Starts a solar month?
Pure Brightness	清明	5 Apr 2027, 08:17	Yes — the Dragon month 甲辰 begins
Grain Rain	谷雨	20 Apr 2027, 15:17	No — a mid-month term

Day by day: the almanac for every date in April 2027

Highlight days that clash with your sign:

Every day of April 2027. "Good for" lists the events that pass the strict almanac filter on that date; the clash animal is the sign that traditionally skips the day.
Date	Lunar date	Day pillar	Day Officer	Good for	Clashes with	Solar term / festival
2027-04-01 Thu	Month 2 · day 25 二月廿五	庚戌	危 Danger (Wei)	—	Dragon	—
2027-04-02 Fri	Month 2 · day 26 二月廿六	辛亥	成 Success (Cheng)	Moving · Opening	Snake	—
2027-04-03 Sat	Month 2 · day 27 二月廿七	壬子	收 Receive (Shou)	—	Horse	—
2027-04-04 Sun	Month 2 · day 28 二月廿八	癸丑	开 Open (Kai)	—	Goat	Year Breaker (岁破)
2027-04-05 Mon	Month 2 · day 29 二月廿九	甲寅	开 Open (Kai)	Wedding · Moving · Opening	Monkey	Pure Brightness 清明 · 08:17 · Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Day) 清明节
2027-04-06 Tue	Month 2 · day 30 二月三十	乙卯	闭 Close (Bi)	—	Rooster	—
2027-04-07 Wed	Month 3 · day 1 三月初一	丙辰	建 Establish (Jian)	—	Dog	—
2027-04-08 Thu	Month 3 · day 2 三月初二	丁巳	除 Remove (Chu)	—	Pig	—
2027-04-09 Fri	Month 3 · day 3 三月初三	戊午	满 Full (Man)	—	Rat	Shangsi Festival (Double Third) 上巳节
2027-04-10 Sat	Month 3 · day 4 三月初四	己未	平 Balance (Ping)	—	Ox	—
2027-04-11 Sun	Month 3 · day 5 三月初五	庚申	定 Stable (Ding)	—	Tiger	—
2027-04-12 Mon	Month 3 · day 6 三月初六	辛酉	执 Initiate (Zhi)	—	Rabbit	—
2027-04-13 Tue	Month 3 · day 7 三月初七	壬戌	破 Destruction (Po)	—	Dragon	—
2027-04-14 Wed	Month 3 · day 8 三月初八	癸亥	危 Danger (Wei)	—	Snake	—
2027-04-15 Thu	Month 3 · day 9 三月初九	甲子	成 Success (Cheng)	Opening	Horse	—
2027-04-16 Fri	Month 3 · day 10 三月初十	乙丑	收 Receive (Shou)	—	Goat	Year Breaker (岁破)
2027-04-17 Sat	Month 3 · day 11 三月十一	丙寅	开 Open (Kai)	Wedding · Opening	Monkey	—
2027-04-18 Sun	Month 3 · day 12 三月十二	丁卯	闭 Close (Bi)	—	Rooster	—
2027-04-19 Mon	Month 3 · day 13 三月十三	戊辰	建 Establish (Jian)	—	Dog	—
2027-04-20 Tue	Month 3 · day 14 三月十四	己巳	除 Remove (Chu)	—	Pig	Grain Rain 谷雨 · 15:17
2027-04-21 Wed	Month 3 · day 15 三月十五	庚午	满 Full (Man)	—	Rat	—
2027-04-22 Thu	Month 3 · day 16 三月十六	辛未	平 Balance (Ping)	—	Ox	—
2027-04-23 Fri	Month 3 · day 17 三月十七	壬申	定 Stable (Ding)	—	Tiger	—
2027-04-24 Sat	Month 3 · day 18 三月十八	癸酉	执 Initiate (Zhi)	—	Rabbit	—
2027-04-25 Sun	Month 3 · day 19 三月十九	甲戌	破 Destruction (Po)	—	Dragon	—
2027-04-26 Mon	Month 3 · day 20 三月二十	乙亥	危 Danger (Wei)	—	Snake	—
2027-04-27 Tue	Month 3 · day 21 三月廿一	丙子	成 Success (Cheng)	—	Horse	—
2027-04-28 Wed	Month 3 · day 22 三月廿二	丁丑	收 Receive (Shou)	—	Goat	Year Breaker (岁破)
2027-04-29 Thu	Month 3 · day 23 三月廿三	戊寅	开 Open (Kai)	Wedding · Moving · Opening	Monkey	—
2027-04-30 Fri	Month 3 · day 24 三月廿四	己卯	闭 Close (Bi)	—	Rooster	—

The Day Officer (建除十二神) is counted from the solar month's branch: the day whose branch matches the month's is Establish (建), and the twelve run in order from there. Days up to 2027-04-04 are counted from the Rabbit month 癸卯, the rest from the Dragon month 甲辰.

The best dates in April 2027

Wedding — 3 dates

Weddings traditionally take one of the three strongest officers — Stable (定), Success (成) or Open (开) — on a day whose almanac entry lists 嫁娶 (marriage) as favourable, avoiding the Year Breaker and the "four separations".
Date	Lunar date	Day pillar	Day Officer	Clashes with
2027-04-05 Mon	Month 2 · day 29	甲寅	开 Open (Kai)	Monkey
2027-04-17 Sat	Month 3 · day 11	丙寅	开 Open (Kai)	Monkey
2027-04-29 Thu	Month 3 · day 23	戊寅	开 Open (Kai)	Monkey

Moving house — 3 dates

The move itself is timed for daylight (traditionally before noon), the stove and the bed are the first things carried in, and the head of the household's zodiac must not be the day's clash animal.
Date	Lunar date	Day pillar	Day Officer	Clashes with
2027-04-02 Fri	Month 2 · day 26	辛亥	成 Success (Cheng)	Snake
2027-04-05 Mon	Month 2 · day 29	甲寅	开 Open (Kai)	Monkey
2027-04-29 Thu	Month 3 · day 23	戊寅	开 Open (Kai)	Monkey

Business opening — 5 dates

The opening ceremony — lion dance, red banner, first sale — is held in the morning; the owner's zodiac must not be the day's clash animal, and the Year Breaker day is always avoided.
Date	Lunar date	Day pillar	Day Officer	Clashes with
2027-04-02 Fri	Month 2 · day 26	辛亥	成 Success (Cheng)	Snake
2027-04-05 Mon	Month 2 · day 29	甲寅	开 Open (Kai)	Monkey
2027-04-15 Thu	Month 3 · day 9	甲子	成 Success (Cheng)	Horse
2027-04-17 Sat	Month 3 · day 11	丙寅	开 Open (Kai)	Monkey
2027-04-29 Thu	Month 3 · day 23	戊寅	开 Open (Kai)	Monkey

Days to take slowly in April 2027

Two rules put a day on this list: a Day Officer of Destruction (破) or Danger (危) — the two the classical tables rate lowest for starting anything — and the Year Breaker (岁破) days, whose branch clashes with the year branch. Nothing here is forbidden; the tradition is to keep such days for maintenance, clearing out and repairs rather than for beginnings.

8 of the 30 days in April 2027.
Date	Day pillar	Day Officer	Why it is on this list
2027-04-01 Thu	庚戌	危 Danger (Wei)	Danger officer
2027-04-04 Sun	癸丑	开 Open (Kai)	Year Breaker — clashes with the year branch
2027-04-13 Tue	壬戌	破 Destruction (Po)	Destruction officer
2027-04-14 Wed	癸亥	危 Danger (Wei)	Danger officer
2027-04-16 Fri	乙丑	收 Receive (Shou)	Year Breaker — clashes with the year branch
2027-04-25 Sun	甲戌	破 Destruction (Po)	Destruction officer
2027-04-26 Mon	乙亥	危 Danger (Wei)	Danger officer
2027-04-28 Wed	丁丑	收 Receive (Shou)	Year Breaker — clashes with the year branch

The twelve signs in April 2027

Ratings come from the branch relationship between each sign and the solar month's branch: Six Harmony or Three Harmony reads as favourable, a clash, harm, punishment or destruction as caution, everything else as steady. Because the solar month changes mid-month, most signs get two readings inside one calendar month.
Sign	Until 2027-04-04 · Rabbit month 癸卯	From 2027-04-05 · Dragon month 甲辰
Rat	Caution — Punishment 三刑	Favourable — Three Harmony 三合
Ox	Steady — None	Caution — Destruction 六破
Tiger	Steady — None	Steady — None
Rabbit	Steady — Same branch 同	Caution — Harm 六害
Dragon	Caution — Harm 六害	Caution — Self-punishment 自刑
Snake	Steady — None	Steady — None
Horse	Caution — Destruction 六破	Steady — None
Goat	Favourable — Three Harmony 三合	Steady — None
Monkey	Steady — None	Favourable — Three Harmony 三合
Rooster	Caution — Clash 六冲	Favourable — Six Harmony 六合
Dog	Favourable — Six Harmony 六合	Caution — Clash 六冲
Pig	Favourable — Three Harmony 三合	Steady — None

Frequently asked questions

How many auspicious days does the Chinese almanac give for April 2027?: 3 wedding dates, 3 for moving house and 5 for opening a business — 11 entries across the three events, out of 30 days. April has the most dates for opening a business of any month in 2027. A day can qualify for more than one event, so the three lists overlap.
When is Qingming Festival in 2027 and what does the almanac say about that day?: Qingming Festival (清明节) falls on 5 April 2027, month 2 · day 29 in the lunar calendar. The almanac gives that day the pillar 甲寅 and the Day Officer 开 Open (Kai); it clashes with the Monkey. It passes the strict filter for wedding, moving and opening.
What else is in the April 2027 almanac besides Qingming Festival?: A second traditional date: Shangsi Festival (上巳节) on 9 April 2027, month 3 · day 3. The almanac rates it on its own pillar like any other day — 戊午, Day Officer 满 Full (Man), clashing with the Rat — and it passes the strict filter for none of the three events. Both dates are marked in the day table below.