Chinese Almanac for 2028-09-29
2028-09-29 is Lunar month 8, day 11 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding Si day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-09-29 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 8, day 11 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) You (Rooster) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Si (Snake) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Carve (雕刻)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Release water (放水)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Build a warehouse (造仓)
- Build a boat (造船)
- Open for business (开市)
- Dig a pond (开池)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
- Hang a plaque (挂匾)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Make a coffin (合寿木)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Triple Harmony (三合), Day of Attendance (临日), Heaven's Joy (天喜), Heaven's Physician (天医), Universal Protection (普护)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Double Day (重日), Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Pig (Xin Hai day); traditionally best to avoid the East 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.
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) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | West |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-09-29 corresponds to Lunar month 8, day 11 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?
2028-09-29 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