Chinese Almanac for 2028-02-23
2028-02-23 is Lunar month 1, day 29 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Yin day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-02-23 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 1, day 29 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Yin (Tiger) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Yin (Tiger) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Move the coffin (移柩)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Exhume for reburial (启钻)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Break ground (动土)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Pardon (天赦), King's Day (王日), Heaven's Granary (天仓), Essential Peace (要安), Five Harmony (五合)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Establishment (月建), Minor Time (小时), Earth's Mansion (土府), Departure and Loss (往亡), Heaven's Punishment (天刑)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Monkey (Ren Shen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Wu (Yang Earth) day: traditionally, land is not accepted, as it is said to be inauspicious for the landowner.
Yin (Tiger) day: traditionally, sacrifices are not offered, as it is said the spirits will not partake.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-02-23 corresponds to Lunar month 1, day 29 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?
2028-02-23 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