Chinese Almanac for 2027-12-28
2027-12-28 is Lunar month 12, day 1 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Si day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2027-12-28 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 12, day 1 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Si (Snake) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
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)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Install an altar (安香)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Close the roof ridge (合脊)
- Install a door (安门)
- Install a millstone (安碓磑)
- Break ground (动土)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Travel (出行)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Five Riches (五富), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Benefiting Descendants (益后)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Robbery Star (劫煞), Minor Depletion (小耗), Double Day (重日), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Pig (Yi Hai day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Xin (Yin Metal) day: traditionally, sauce is not made, as it is said the owner will never taste it.
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) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2027-12-28 corresponds to Lunar month 12, day 1 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?
2027-12-28 falls in the Ding Wei year, the year of the Goat.
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