Chinese almanac for February 2028
Solar terms this month: Start of Spring (Li Chun, 立春), 4 February at 15:31; Rain Water (Yu Shui, 雨水), 19 February at 11:26 (Malaysia time).
Tue 1 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 7 · Fire Dragon (Bing Chen, 丙辰) · Balance · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Weddings (嫁娶), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Taking in new household members (进人口), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣) and more
Wed 2 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 8 · Fire Snake (Ding Si, 丁巳) · Stable · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Installing a mill (安碓磑), Making nets (结网), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Thu 3 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 9 · Earth Horse (Wu Wu, 戊午) · Initiate · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Travel (出行), Haircuts (理发) and more
Fri 4 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 10 · Earth Goat (Ji Wei, 己未) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Breaking ground (动土), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Weddings (嫁娶), Moving a coffin (移柩), Burials (安葬), Breaking ground for a grave (破土)
Sat 5 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 11 · Metal Monkey (Geng Shen, 庚申) · Destruction · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Seeing a doctor (求医), Medical treatment (治病), Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 6 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 12 · Metal Rooster (Xin You, 辛酉) · Danger · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Preparing one’s own grave (开生坟), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服) and more
Mon 7 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 13 · Water Dog (Ren Xu, 壬戌) · Success · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Sealing holes (塞穴), Making nets (结网), Breaking ground for a grave (破土), Thanking the earth after building (谢土), Burials (安葬) and more
Tue 8 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 14 · Water Pig (Gui Hai, 癸亥) · Receive · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Haircuts (理发), Building a stove (作灶), Making nets (结网), Planting (栽种)
Wed 9 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 15 · Wood Rat (Jia Zi, 甲子) · Open · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Travel (出行) and more
Thu 10 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 16 · Wood Ox (Yi Chou, 乙丑) · Close · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Buying livestock (纳畜), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Opening a grave for reburial (启钻) and more
Fri 11 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 17 · Fire Tiger (Bing Yin, 丙寅) · Establish · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Felling trees (伐木), Raising pillars (竖柱), Raising the roof beam (上梁), Trading (交易) and more
Sat 12 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 18 · Fire Rabbit (Ding Mao, 丁卯) · Remove · black path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Consecrating a statue (开光), Weddings (嫁娶), Travel (出行) and more
Sun 13 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 19 · Earth Dragon (Wu Chen, 戊辰) · Full · yellow path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Setting up the bed (安床), Installing machinery (安机械), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福) and more
Mon 14 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 20 · Earth Snake (Ji Si, 己巳) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Building a stove (作灶), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Tue 15 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 21 · Metal Horse (Geng Wu, 庚午) · Stable · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Buying property (置产)
Wed 16 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 22 · Metal Goat (Xin Wei, 辛未) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Travel (出行), Building and repairs (修造) and more
Thu 17 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 23 · Water Monkey (Ren Shen, 壬申) · Destruction · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Haircuts (理发), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Pulling down a house (破屋) and more
Fri 18 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 24 · Water Rooster (Gui You, 癸酉) · Danger · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Setting up the home altar (安香), Moving the altar out before works (出火) and more
Sat 19 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 25 · Wood Dog (Jia Xu, 甲戌) · Success · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Sealing holes (塞穴), Making nets (结网), Fishing (取渔), Hunting (畋猎)
Sun 20 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 26 · Wood Pig (Yi Hai, 乙亥) · Receive · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Travel (出行), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Building and repairs (修造) and more
Mon 21 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 27 · Fire Rat (Bing Zi, 丙子) · Open · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Travel (出行), Opening a business (开市) and more
Tue 22 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 28 · Fire Ox (Ding Chou, 丁丑) · Close · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Taking off mourning clothes (除服) and more
Wed 23 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 29 · Earth Tiger (Wu Yin, 戊寅) · Establish · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Raising pillars (竖柱), Raising the roof beam (上梁), Signing contracts (立券), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓) and more
Thu 24 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 30 · Earth Rabbit (Ji Mao, 己卯) · Remove · black path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Travel (出行), Opening a business (开市), Signing contracts (立券) and more
Fri 25 Feb · 2nd lunar month, day 1 · Metal Dragon (Geng Chen, 庚辰) · Full · yellow path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Praying for children (求嗣), Haircuts (理发), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Making nets (结网), Catching pests (捕捉) and more
Sat 26 Feb · 2nd lunar month, day 2 · Metal Snake (Xin Si, 辛巳) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 27 Feb · 2nd lunar month, day 3 · Water Horse (Ren Wu, 壬午) · Stable · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Weddings (嫁娶), Felling trees (伐木) and more
Mon 28 Feb · 2nd lunar month, day 4 · Water Goat (Gui Wei, 癸未) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Starting school (入学), Learning a craft (习艺), Travel (出行), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Weddings (嫁娶) and more
Tue 29 Feb · 2nd lunar month, day 5 · Wood Monkey (Jia Shen, 甲申) · Destruction · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Seeing a doctor (求医), Medical treatment (治病), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Pulling down a house (破屋) and more
The good-for and avoid lists come from the open-source lunar calendar library (6tail), whose author built them from a popular Chinese calendar website’s data. Almanacs differ on these lists, and unlike the rest of this site they are not quoted from a classical text. How the rest is worked out
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