Chinese almanac for December 2028
Solar terms this month: Major Snow (Da Xue, 大雪), 6 December at 22:24; Winter Solstice (Dong Zhi, 冬至), 21 December at 16:19 (Malaysia time).
Fri 1 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 16 · Metal Monkey (Geng Shen, 庚申) · Receive · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Catching pests (捕捉), Hunting (畋猎), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Taking off mourning clothes (除服) and more
Sat 2 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 17 · Metal Rooster (Xin You, 辛酉) · Open · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄) and more
Sun 3 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 18 · Water Dog (Ren Xu, 壬戌) · Close · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Setting up the bed (安床), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Sealing holes (塞穴) and more
Mon 4 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 19 · Water Pig (Gui Hai, 癸亥) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Tue 5 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 20 · Wood Rat (Jia Zi, 甲子) · Remove · black path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Weddings (嫁娶), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土) and more
Wed 6 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 21 · Wood Ox (Yi Chou, 乙丑) · Remove · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Making carts and tools (造车器), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福) and more
Thu 7 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 22 · Fire Tiger (Bing Yin, 丙寅) · Full · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
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), Travel (出行) and more
Fri 8 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 23 · Fire Rabbit (Ding Mao, 丁卯) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服), Burials (安葬), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sat 9 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 24 · Earth Dragon (Wu Chen, 戊辰) · Stable · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Consecrating a statue (开光), Setting up the home altar (安香) and more
Sun 10 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 25 · Earth Snake (Ji Si, 己巳) · Initiate · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮) and more
Mon 11 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 26 · Metal Horse (Geng Wu, 庚午) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Medical treatment (治病), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Tue 12 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 27 · Metal Goat (Xin Wei, 辛未) · Danger · black path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Setting up the bed (安床), Setting up trestles (架马), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Making holy images (塑绘), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行) and more
Wed 13 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 28 · Water Monkey (Ren Shen, 壬申) · Success · yellow path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行) and more
Thu 14 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 29 · Water Rooster (Gui You, 癸酉) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Haircuts (理发), Receiving money (纳财), Taking in new household members (进人口), Planting (栽种) and more
Fri 15 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 30 · Wood Dog (Jia Xu, 甲戌) · Open · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: 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), Making holy images (塑绘) and more
Sat 16 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 1 · Wood Pig (Yi Hai, 乙亥) · Close · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Moving into a new home (入宅), Moving house (移徙), Travel (出行), Taking in new household members (进人口), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土) and more
Sun 17 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 2 · Fire Rat (Bing Zi, 丙子) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Building animal pens (造畜稠), Training cattle and horses (教牛马)
Mon 18 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 3 · Fire Ox (Ding Chou, 丁丑) · Remove · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making carts and tools (造车器), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Travel (出行) and more
Tue 19 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 4 · Earth Tiger (Wu Yin, 戊寅) · Full · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Installing machinery (安机械), Consecrating a statue (开光), Building and repairs (修造) and more
Wed 20 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 5 · Earth Rabbit (Ji Mao, 己卯) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Repairing a grave (修坟), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Thu 21 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 6 · Metal Dragon (Geng Chen, 庚辰) · Stable · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Carving (雕刻) and more
Fri 22 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 7 · Metal Snake (Xin Si, 辛巳) · Initiate · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
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), Praying for children (求嗣) and more
Sat 23 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 8 · Water Horse (Ren Wu, 壬午) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 24 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 9 · Water Goat (Gui Wei, 癸未) · Danger · black path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Receiving money (纳财), Digging a well (掘井), Digging a pond (开池), Moving the altar out before works (出火), Setting up the bed (安床) and more
Mon 25 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 10 · Wood Monkey (Jia Shen, 甲申) · Success · yellow path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Moving house (移徙), Moving into a new home (入宅), Travel (出行), Installing machinery (安机械) and more
Tue 26 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 11 · Wood Rooster (Yi You, 乙酉) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Building a stove (作灶), Receiving money (纳财), Catching pests (捕捉), Hunting (畋猎) and more
Wed 27 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 12 · Fire Dog (Bing Xu, 丙戌) · Open · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Praying for blessings (祈福), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Setting up trestles (架马) and more
Thu 28 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 13 · Fire Pig (Ding Hai, 丁亥) · Close · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Hanging the bridal curtains (合帐) and more
Fri 29 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 14 · Earth Rat (Wu Zi, 戊子) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Hanging the bridal curtains (合帐), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Training cattle and horses (教牛马), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sat 30 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 15 · Earth Ox (Ji Chou, 己丑) · Remove · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Setting up the home altar (安香) and more
Sun 31 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 16 · Metal Tiger (Geng Yin, 庚寅) · Full · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Receiving money (纳财), Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Taking in new household members (进人口) 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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