Chinese Almanac for 2028-07-01
2028-07-01 is Lunar month 5, day 9 (leap month) on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding Hai day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-07-01 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 5, day 9 (leap month) |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Wu (Horse) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Hunt or trap (捕捉)
- Make fishing nets (结网)
- Hunt (畋猎)
- Go fishing (取渔)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Five Riches (五富), Blessing Birth (福生)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Robbery Star (劫煞), Minor Depletion (小耗), Four Exhaustions (四穷), Seven Birds (七鸟), Repeat Day (复日), Double Day (重日), Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Snake (Xin Si day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ding (Yin Fire) day: traditionally, hair is not cut, as it is said sores will form on the head.
Hai (Pig) day: traditionally, marriages are not held, as it is said it will be unlucky for the groom.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southwest |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | West |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-07-01 corresponds to Lunar month 5, day 9 (leap month) 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?
2028-07-01 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