Chinese Almanac for 2028-07-05
2028-07-05 is Lunar month 5, day 13 (leap month) on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Mao day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-07-05 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 5, day 13 (leap month) |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Wu (Horse) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Hunt or trap (捕捉)
- Go fishing (取渔)
- Repair the wall (修饰垣墙)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Nothing advised today (诸事不宜)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Mother's Granary (母仓), Continuing Generations (续世), Five Harmony (五合), Jade Hall (玉堂), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池), Nine Pits (九坎), Nine Scorches (九焦), Blood Taboo (血忌), Departure and Loss (往亡)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rooster (Yi You day); traditionally best to avoid the West 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.
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) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Center |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-07-05 corresponds to Lunar month 5, day 13 (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?
2028-07-05 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