Chinese Almanac for 2028-04-21
2028-04-21 is Lunar month 3, day 27 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Bing Zi day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-04-21 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 3, day 27 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Chen (Dragon) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Zi (Rat) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Open a warehouse (开仓)
- Sell goods (出货财)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Lay foundation stones (定磉)
- Install a door (安门)
- Nothing advised today (诸事不宜)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Exhume for reburial (启钻)
- Thank the earth god (谢土)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Open for business (开市)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month Void (月空), Mother's Granary (母仓), Four Images (四相), Triple Harmony (三合), Heaven's Joy (天喜), Heaven's Physician (天医), Heaven's Granary (天仓), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Sacred Heart (圣心), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Return Taboo (归忌), Water Dragon Contact (触水龙), Heaven's Prison (天牢)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Horse (Geng Wu day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Bing (Yang Fire) day: traditionally, the stove is not repaired, as it is said disaster will follow.
Zi (Rat) day: traditionally, diviners are not consulted, as it is said doing so brings calamity on oneself.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | West |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-04-21 corresponds to Lunar month 3, day 27 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?
2028-04-21 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