Chinese Almanac for 2028-02-05
2028-02-05 is Lunar month 1, day 11 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Shen day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-02-05 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 1, day 11 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Yin (Tiger) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Shen (Monkey) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Seek medical treatment (求医)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Demolish a house (破屋)
- Demolish a wall (坏垣)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Marry (嫁娶)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Post Horse (驿马), Heaven's Empress (天后), Universal Protection (普护), Untying Spirit (解神), Removing Spirit (除神), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Breaker (月破), Great Depletion (大耗), Four Wastes (四废), Five Separations (五离), Eight Specialization (八专), Heaven's Prison (天牢)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Tiger (Jia Yin 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.
Shen (Monkey) day: traditionally, beds are not set up, as it is said spirits will enter the room.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southwest |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | South |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-02-05 corresponds to Lunar month 1, day 11 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?
2028-02-05 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