Chinese Almanac for 2028-03-18
2028-03-18 is Lunar month 2, day 23 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ren Yin day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-03-18 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 2, day 23 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Yin (Tiger) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Trade (交易)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Install machinery (安机械)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
King's Day (王日), Five Riches (五富), Universal Protection (普护), Five Harmony (五合), Azure Dragon (青龙), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Wandering Calamity (游祸), Blood Branch (血支), Return Taboo (归忌)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Monkey (Bing Shen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ren (Yang Water) day: traditionally, water is not released, as it is said it will be hard to contain.
Yin (Tiger) day: traditionally, sacrifices are not offered, as it is said the spirits will not partake.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | East |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-03-18 corresponds to Lunar month 2, day 23 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?
2028-03-18 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