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Chinese calendar, 26 January 2028
26 January 2028 is lunar month 1, day 1, 2028, the Earth Monkey year. The day pillar is Yang Metal Dog. 12 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; new moon.
Wednesday
January 2028
Lunar date
1st Month · 1st Day
二〇二八年正月初一
Year of the
Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Monkey’s fixed element.
Moon phase
23:13 · UTC+8
Daily almanac · 2028-01-26
The daily almanac & observances
庚戌 Yang Metal Dog
The stem gives Metal; the branch gives Dog.
Read this stem against your Day Master →Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.
宜 Traditionally suitable
- Hold a wedding嫁娶
- Make a formal betrothal proposal纳采
- Formalize a betrothal agreement订盟
- Request a prospective bride's name and birth details问名
- Ritual offerings祭祀
- Coming-of-age ceremony冠笄
- Cut or make clothes裁衣
- Meet relatives and friends会亲友
- Add a member to the household进人口
- Receive funds纳财
- Trap or capture捕捉
- Build or install a stove作灶
忌 Traditionally avoid
Month 1 · 30 days
26 January 2028–24 February 2028. 29 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Chinese New Year · 春节
In China, recorded Spring Festival practices include preparing the home and food, reuniting with family, exchanging greetings and joining community festivities; each household keeps its own mix.
The Moon this month · UTC+8
January 2028 moon phases
First quarter
Lunar 12/9
Full moon
Lunar 12/16
Last quarter
Lunar 12/23
New moon
Lunar 1/1
Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →
The surrounding month
Explore the days around 26 January 2028
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Calendar terms explained
This day in the traditional cycles
Each result below names this date’s position and explains what the term means.
- Day pillar 日柱
- Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌— this date’s position in the repeating 60-day stem–branch cycle.Hidden stems are stems conventionally contained in the day pillar’s earthly branch. Primary is the main layer; middle and residual are secondary layers.
- Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (primary)
- Yin Metal · Xīn 辛 (middle)
- Yin Fire · Dīng 丁 (residual)
- Month pillar 月柱
- Yin Water Ox · 癸丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
- Year pillar 年柱
- Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申— Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
- Day Na Yin 纳音
- Hairpin and Bracelet Metal · 钗钏金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
- Day animal 生肖
- Dog · 狗— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yang Wood Dragon · 甲辰— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Three Stars · 参— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Ape creature (猿) · traditionally favourable (吉)
- Day officer 建除
- Receive · 收— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
- Auspicious directions 吉方
- Joy 喜神: Northwest (西北)
- Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
- Wealth 财神: East (正东)
- Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
- The verse cautions against setting warp and weft, saying the loom may stand empty.庚不经络织机虚张The verse cautions against eating dog meat, saying strange disturbances may reach the bed.戌不吃犬作怪上床Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.
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