Chinese Almanac for 2028-10-08
2028-10-08 is Lunar month 8, day 20 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Bing Yin day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-10-08 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 8, day 20 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Xu (Dog) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Yin (Tiger) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
| Solar term today | Cold Dew |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Exhume for reburial (启钻)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- End mourning (除服)
- Put on mourning clothes (成服)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Acquire property (置产)
- Repair a wall (补垣)
- Seal up holes and burrows (塞穴)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue (天德), Month's Virtue (月德), Heaven's Grace (天恩), Yang Virtue (阳德), Triple Harmony (三合), Day of Attendance (临日), Hour's Yin (时阴), Five Harmony (五合), Kitchen God (司命), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Aversion (月厌), Earth Fire (地火), Dead Energy (死气), Nine Pits (九坎), Nine Scorches (九焦), Lone Branch (孤辰)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Monkey (Geng Shen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Bing (Yang Fire) day: traditionally, the stove is not repaired, as it is said disaster will follow.
Yin (Tiger) day: traditionally, sacrifices are not offered, as it is said the spirits will not partake.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | East |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | West |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-10-08 corresponds to Lunar month 8, day 20 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?
2028-10-08 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