Chinese Almanac for 2028-01-01
2028-01-01 is Lunar month 12, day 5 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Yi You day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-01-01 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 12, day 5 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) You (Rooster) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Hunt or trap (捕捉)
- Hunt (畋猎)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Sweep the house (扫舍)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Mother's Granary (母仓), Four Images (四相), Golden Hall (金堂), Removing Spirit (除神), Bright Hall (明堂), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池), Five Separations (五离)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rabbit (Ji Mao day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Yi (Yin Wood) day: traditionally, planting is avoided, as it is said a thousand saplings will not grow.
You (Rooster) day: traditionally, guests are not entertained, as it is said drunkenness will lead to madness.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Northeast |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southwest |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | North |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-01-01 corresponds to Lunar month 12, 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?
2028-01-01 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