Chinese Almanac for 2028-01-16
2028-01-16 is Lunar month 12, day 20 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Zi day in the Ding Wei (Goat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-01-16 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 12, day 20 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Chou (Ox) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Zi (Rat) |
| Year zodiac | Goat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Ask the bride's name (问名)
- Trade (交易)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Move the coffin (移柩)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Renovate a grave (修坟)
- Erect a tombstone (立碑)
- Thank the earth god (谢土)
- Build a livestock pen (造畜稠)
- Train cattle and horses (教牛马)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Acquire property (置产)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Break ground (动土)
- Plant (栽种)
- Open for business (开市)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue (天德), Month's Virtue (月德), Official's Day (官日), Six Harmony (六合), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Continuing Generations (续世), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Officer (天吏), Fatal Star (致死), Blood Branch (血支), Earth Talisman (土符), Return Taboo (归忌), Blood Taboo (血忌), Heaven's Punishment (天刑)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Horse (Jia Wu day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Geng (Yang Metal) day: traditionally, looms are not set up, as it is said the work will come to nothing.
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) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | South |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-01-16 corresponds to Lunar month 12, day 20 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?
2028-01-16 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