Chinese Almanac for 2028-09-22
2028-09-22 is Lunar month 8, day 4 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Xu day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-09-22 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 8, day 4 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) You (Rooster) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Xu (Dog) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
| Solar term today | Autumn Equinox |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Travel (出行)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Get acupuncture (针灸)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Make roof beams (作梁)
- Build a temple (造庙)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue (月德), Heaven's Grace (天恩), Mother's Granary (母仓), Guarding Day (守日), Auspicious Period (吉期), Continuing Generations (续世)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Harm (月害), Blood Taboo (血忌), Heaven's Prison (天牢)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dragon (Jia Chen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Geng (Yang Metal) day: traditionally, looms are not set up, as it is said the work will come to nothing.
Xu (Dog) day: traditionally, dog meat is not eaten, as it is said strange things will happen.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southwest |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | South |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-09-22 corresponds to Lunar month 8, day 4 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?
2028-09-22 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