Chinese Almanac for 2028-01-04
2028-01-04 is Lunar month 12, day 8 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Zi day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-01-04 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 12, day 8 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Zi (Rat) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Make bed curtains (合帐)
- Cut cloth for tailoring (裁衣)
- Train cattle and horses (教牛马)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Break ground (动土)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Build a boat (造船)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Official's Day (官日), Reverent Peace (敬安), Golden Chest (金匮)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Establishment (月建), Minor Depletion (小耗), Earth's Mansion (土府), Month Aversion (月厌), Earth Fire (地火), Minor Meeting (小会)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Horse (Ren Wu day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Wu (Yang Earth) day: traditionally, land is not accepted, as it is said to be inauspicious for the landowner.
Zi (Rat) day: traditionally, diviners are not consulted, as it is said doing so brings calamity on oneself.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Center |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-01-04 corresponds to Lunar month 12, day 8 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?
2028-01-04 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