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Chinese calendar, 26 May 2028

26 May 2028 is lunar month 5, day 3, 2028, the Earth Monkey year. The day pillar is Yin Metal Pig. 5 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

Since 20 May 2028

26

Friday

May 2028

Lunar date

5th Month · 3rd Day

二〇二八初三

Year of the

Earth Monkey

Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申

Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Monkey’s fixed element.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

since 20 May 2028

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 3 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2028-05-26

The daily almanac & observances

26 May 2028
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Heavenly Virtue 天德 · 黄道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 5 · 30 days

24 May 202822 June 2028. 27 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

28 May 2028 · In communities especially around the middle and lower Yangtze, observances may combine local memorial rites, dragon-boat sports and rice-dumpling feasts; even the honoured hero varies by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

May 2028 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 4/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 4/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 4/22

  4. New moon

    Lunar 5/1

  5. First quarter

    Lunar 5/8

Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →

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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for May 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
Yin Metal Pig · 辛亥— 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 Water · Rén (primary)
  • Yang Wood · Jiǎ (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳— 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
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Wood Snake · 乙巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Neck · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Dragon creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Break · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southwest (西南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
  • Wealth 财神: East (正东)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against making sauce, saying the household may not taste it.辛不合酱主人不尝The verse cautions against marriage, saying it may disadvantage the groom.亥不嫁娶不利新郎Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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