Chinese Almanac for 2028-03-03
2028-03-03 is Lunar month 2, day 8 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding Hai day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-03-03 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 2, day 8 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Yin (Tiger) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Sculpt or paint deity images (塑绘)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Cut cloth for tailoring (裁衣)
- Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Install a door (安门)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Move house (移徙)
- Build a warehouse (造仓)
- Make fishing nets (结网)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Go fishing (取渔)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue (天德), Mother's Granary (母仓), Four Images (四相), Six Harmony (六合), Five Riches (五富), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Sacred Heart (圣心)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Robbery Star (劫煞), Double Day (重日), Gouchen — Yellow Dragon (勾陈)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Snake (Xin Si day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ding (Yin Fire) day: traditionally, hair is not cut, as it is said sores will form on the head.
Hai (Pig) day: traditionally, marriages are not held, as it is said it will be unlucky for the groom.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southwest |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | West |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-03-03 corresponds to Lunar month 2, day 8 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?
2028-03-03 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