Chinese Almanac for 2028-05-30
2028-05-30 is Lunar month 5, day 7 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Yi Mao day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-05-30 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 5, day 7 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Si (Snake) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Travel (出行)
- Break ground (动土)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Learn a craft (习艺)
- Get acupuncture (针灸)
- Get a haircut (理发)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Lay foundation stones (定磉)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
- Release water (放水)
- End mourning (除服)
- Put on mourning clothes (成服)
- Renovate a grave (修坟)
- Erect a tombstone (立碑)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Visit the sick (探病)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Mother's Granary (母仓), Yin Virtue (阴德), Hour's Yin (时阴), Vital Energy (生气), Universal Protection (普护), Five Harmony (五合), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Disaster Star (灾煞), Heaven's Fire (天火), Four Depletions (四耗), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rooster (Ji You day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Yi (Yin Wood) day: traditionally, planting is avoided, as it is said a thousand saplings will not grow.
Mao (Rabbit) day: traditionally, wells are not dug, as it is said the spring water will turn foul.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Northeast |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | North |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-05-30 corresponds to Lunar month 5, day 7 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?
2028-05-30 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