Chinese almanac for September 2028
Solar terms this month: White Dew (Bai Lu, 白露), 7 September at 10:22; Autumn Equinox (Qiu Fen, 秋分), 22 September at 19:45 (Malaysia time).
Fri 1 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 13 · Earth Ox (Ji Chou, 己丑) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Catching pests (捕捉), Hunting (畋猎), Buying livestock (纳畜), Raising livestock (牧养), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓) and more
Sat 2 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 14 · Metal Tiger (Geng Yin, 庚寅) · Destruction · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Medical treatment (治病), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 3 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 15 · Metal Rabbit (Xin Mao, 辛卯) · Danger · black path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Praying for blessings (祈福), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Travel (出行), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Weddings (嫁娶), Carving (雕刻) and more
Mon 4 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 16 · Water Dragon (Ren Chen, 壬辰) · Success · yellow path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Breaking ground (动土) and more
Tue 5 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 17 · Water Snake (Gui Si, 癸巳) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Making holy images (塑绘), Consecrating a statue (开光), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Weddings (嫁娶) and more
Wed 6 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 18 · Wood Horse (Jia Wu, 甲午) · Open · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Praying for blessings (祈福), Travel (出行), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Weddings (嫁娶), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣) and more
Thu 7 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 19 · Wood Goat (Yi Wei, 乙未) · Open · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Repairing a grave (修坟), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服), Opening a grave for reburial (启钻), Moving a coffin (移柩) and more
Fri 8 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 20 · Fire Monkey (Bing Shen, 丙申) · Close · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Installing machinery (安机械), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Buying livestock (纳畜), Raising livestock (牧养) and more
Sat 9 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 21 · Fire Rooster (Ding You, 丁酉) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Travel (出行), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Burials (安葬), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 10 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 22 · Earth Dog (Wu Xu, 戊戌) · Remove · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Travel (出行), Building and repairs (修造) and more
Mon 11 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 23 · Earth Pig (Ji Hai, 己亥) · Full · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Hanging a signboard (挂匾) and more
Tue 12 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 24 · Metal Rat (Geng Zi, 庚子) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Wed 13 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 25 · Metal Ox (Xin Chou, 辛丑) · Stable · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土) and more
Thu 14 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 26 · Water Tiger (Ren Yin, 壬寅) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Demolition (拆卸), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土), Raising pillars (竖柱) and more
Fri 15 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 27 · Water Rabbit (Gui Mao, 癸卯) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Seeing a doctor (求医), Medical treatment (治病), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sat 16 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 28 · Wood Dragon (Jia Chen, 甲辰) · Danger · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣) and more
Sun 17 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 29 · Wood Snake (Yi Si, 乙巳) · Success · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣) and more
Mon 18 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 30 · Fire Horse (Bing Wu, 丙午) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Catching pests (捕捉), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Tue 19 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 1 · Fire Goat (Ding Wei, 丁未) · Open · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Making nets (结网), Hunting (畋猎), Fishing (取渔), Visiting family and friends (会亲友) and more
Wed 20 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 2 · Earth Monkey (Wu Shen, 戊申) · Close · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Travel (出行), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土), Moving house (移徙) and more
Thu 21 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 3 · Earth Rooster (Ji You, 己酉) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Travel (出行)
Fri 22 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 4 · Metal Dog (Geng Xu, 庚戌) · Remove · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Travel (出行) and more
Sat 23 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 5 · Metal Pig (Xin Hai, 辛亥) · Full · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Travel (出行), Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Installing machinery (安机械), Moving the altar out before works (出火) and more
Sun 24 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 6 · Water Rat (Ren Zi, 壬子) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Mon 25 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 7 · Water Ox (Gui Chou, 癸丑) · Stable · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Making carts and tools (造车器), Installing machinery (安机械), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Consecrating a statue (开光) and more
Tue 26 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 8 · Wood Tiger (Jia Yin, 甲寅) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Ritual bathing (沐浴), Catching pests (捕捉), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服), Breaking ground for a grave (破土) and more
Wed 27 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 9 · Wood Rabbit (Yi Mao, 乙卯) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Thu 28 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 10 · Fire Dragon (Bing Chen, 丙辰) · Danger · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), 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
Fri 29 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 11 · Fire Snake (Ding Si, 丁巳) · Success · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for children (求嗣), Carving (雕刻), Weddings (嫁娶), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采) and more
Sat 30 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 12 · Earth Horse (Wu Wu, 戊午) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Weddings (嫁娶), Catching pests (捕捉)
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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