Chinese Almanac for 2028-04-26
2028-04-26 is Lunar month 4, day 2 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Si day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-04-26 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 4, day 2 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Chen (Dragon) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Si (Snake) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Seek medical treatment (求医)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Build a livestock pen (造畜稠)
- Plant (栽种)
- Get a haircut (理发)
- Sweep the house (扫舍)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Yin Virtue (阴德), Minister's Day (相日), Auspicious Period (吉期), Five Riches (五富), Golden Hall (金堂), Bright Hall (明堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Robbery Star (劫煞), Five Voids (五虚), Double Day (重日)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Pig (Yi Hai day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Xin (Yin Metal) day: traditionally, sauce is not made, as it is said the owner will never taste it.
Si (Snake) day: traditionally, long journeys are avoided, as it is said belongings will be lost or hidden.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-04-26 corresponds to Lunar month 4, day 2 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?
2028-04-26 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