Chinese Almanac for 2028-01-03
2028-01-03 is Lunar month 12, day 7 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding Hai day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-01-03 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 12, day 7 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
- Make bed curtains (合帐)
- Cut cloth for tailoring (裁衣)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Install a door (安门)
- Open a warehouse (开仓)
- Build a dike (筑堤)
- Build a latrine (开厕)
- Plant (栽种)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Repair a wall (补垣)
- Seal up holes and burrows (塞穴)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), King's Day (王日)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Wandering Calamity (游祸), Blood Branch (血支), Double Day (重日), Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Snake (Xin Si day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ding (Yin Fire) day: traditionally, hair is not cut, as it is said sores will form on the head.
Hai (Pig) day: traditionally, marriages are not held, as it is said it will be unlucky for the groom.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southwest |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | West |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-01-03 corresponds to Lunar month 12, day 7 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?
2028-01-03 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