Chinese Almanac for 2028-03-05
2028-03-05 is Lunar month 2, day 10 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ji Chou day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-03-05 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 2, day 10 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Chou (Ox) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
| Solar term today | Awakening of Insects |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Break ground (动土)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Thank the earth god (谢土)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Make bed curtains (合帐)
- Open for business (开市)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Hour's Yang (时阳), Vital Energy (生气), Heaven's Granary (天仓), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Reverent Peace (敬安)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Five Voids (五虚), Nine Voids (九空), Nine Pits (九坎), Nine Scorches (九焦), Gouchen — Yellow Dragon (勾陈)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Goat (Gui Wei day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ji (Yin Earth) day: traditionally, contracts are not torn up, as it is said both parties will suffer loss.
Chou (Ox) day: traditionally, a capping ceremony is not held, as it is said the honoree will not return home.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | North |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Center |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | North |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-03-05 corresponds to Lunar month 2, day 10 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?
2028-03-05 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