Chinese Almanac for 2028-02-16
2028-02-16 is Lunar month 1, day 22 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Wei day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-02-16 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 1, day 22 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Yin (Tiger) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Wei (Goat) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Travel (出行)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Reverent Peace (敬安), Jade Hall (玉堂), Universal Protection (普护), Untying Spirit (解神)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Minor Depletion (小耗)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Ox (Yi Chou 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.
Wei (Goat) day: traditionally, medicine is not taken, as it is said poison will enter the intestines.
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?
2028-02-16 corresponds to Lunar month 1, day 22 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?
2028-02-16 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