Chinese Almanac for 2026-07-28
2026-07-28 is Lunar month 6, day 15 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui Mao day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-07-28 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 6, day 15 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Wei (Goat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Seek medical treatment (求医)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Install a door (安门)
- Install a millstone (安碓磑)
- Build a dike (筑堤)
- Dig a pond (开池)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- End mourning (除服)
- Put on mourning clothes (成服)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Open for business (开市)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- File a lawsuit (词讼)
- Make a coffin (合寿木)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Mother's Granary (母仓), Triple Harmony (三合), Day of Attendance (临日), Heaven's Joy (天喜), Heaven's Physician (天医), Reverent Peace (敬安), Five Harmony (五合), Precious Light (宝光), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Great Havoc (大煞)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rooster (Ding You day); traditionally best to avoid the West 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.
Mao (Rabbit) day: traditionally, wells are not dug, as it is said the spring water will turn foul.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-07-28 corresponds to Lunar month 6, day 15 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?
2026-07-28 falls in the Bing Wu year, the year of the Horse.
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