Chinese Almanac for 2028-01-29
2028-01-29 is Lunar month 1, day 4 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui Chou day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-01-29 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 1, day 4 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Chou (Ox) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Chou (Ox) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Train cattle and horses (教牛马)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Break ground (动土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Guarding Day (守日), Essential Peace (要安)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Establishment (月建), Minor Time (小时), Earth's Mansion (土府), Departure and Loss (往亡), Eight Specialization (八专), Water Dragon Contact (触水龙), Vermilion Bird (朱雀), Yang Error (阳错)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Goat (Ding Wei day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Gui (Yin Water) day: traditionally, lawsuits are not filed, as it is said one's case will be weak and the opponent strong.
Chou (Ox) day: traditionally, a capping ceremony is not held, as it is said the honoree will not return home.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-01-29 corresponds to Lunar month 1, day 4 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?
2028-01-29 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