Chinese Almanac for 2028-11-03
2028-11-03 is Lunar month 9, day 17 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ren Chen day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-11-03 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 9, day 17 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Xu (Dog) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Chen (Dragon) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Demolish a house (破屋)
- Demolish a wall (坏垣)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Nothing advised today (诸事不宜)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month Void (月空), Mother's Granary (母仓), Four Images (四相), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Benefiting Descendants (益后), Untying Spirit (解神), Azure Dragon (青龙)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Breaker (月破), Great Depletion (大耗), Four Strikes (四击), Nine Voids (九空), Departure and Loss (往亡)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dog (Bing Xu day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ren (Yang Water) day: traditionally, water is not released, as it is said it will be hard to contain.
Chen (Dragon) day: traditionally, weeping is avoided, as it is said to foretell a second death in the family.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Center |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | East |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-11-03 corresponds to Lunar month 9, day 17 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?
2028-11-03 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