Chinese Almanac for 2028-01-31
2028-01-31 is Lunar month 1, day 6 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Yi Mao day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 1, day 6 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Chou (Ox) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Travel (出行)
- Start school (入学)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Learn a craft (习艺)
- Set up a loom (经络)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Open a warehouse (开仓)
- Sell goods (出货财)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Exhume for reburial (启钻)
- Renovate a grave (修坟)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Break ground (动土)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue Combination (天德合), Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Four Images (四相), People's Day (民日), Heaven's Shaman (天巫), Blessing Virtue (福德), Heaven's Granary (天仓), Golden Hall (金堂), Five Harmony (五合), Precious Light (宝光), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Disaster Star (灾煞), Heaven's Fire (天火), Earth Pouch (地囊)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rooster (Ji You day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Yi (Yin Wood) day: traditionally, planting is avoided, as it is said a thousand saplings will not grow.
Mao (Rabbit) day: traditionally, wells are not dug, as it is said the spring water will turn foul.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Northeast |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | North |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-01-31 corresponds to Lunar month 1, day 6 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?
2028-01-31 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