Chinese Almanac for 2028-01-27
2028-01-27 is Lunar month 1, day 2 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Hai day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-01-27 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 1, day 2 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Chou (Ox) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Sculpt or paint deity images (塑绘)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Make roof beams (作梁)
- Drill pillar mortises (开柱眼)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Set up a frame (架马)
- Install a door (安门)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
- Build a livestock pen (造畜稠)
- Dig a well (掘井)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Build a temple (造庙)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Travel (出行)
- Break ground (动土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Month's Grace (月恩), Yin Virtue (阴德), King's Day (王日), Post Horse (驿马), Heaven's Empress (天后), Hour's Yang (时阳), Vital Energy (生气), Benefiting Descendants (益后), Bright Hall (明堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Aversion (月厌), Earth Fire (地火), Double Day (重日)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Snake (Yi Si day); traditionally best to avoid the West 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.
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) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southwest |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-01-27 corresponds to Lunar month 1, day 2 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?
2028-01-27 falls in the Wu Shen year, the year of the Monkey.
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