Chinese Almanac for Jan 3, 2028 | Lunar 12th lunar month, day 7, Do's & Don'ts, Lucky Hours

Jan 3 Monday — overall: Avoid

Lunar date	12th lunar month, day 7 (Year of the Goat)
Stem-Branch	Year Ding-Wei 丁未 · Month Ren-Zi 壬子 · Day Ding-Hai 丁亥
Solar term	Next solar term: Minor Cold (1/6)
Twelve day officers	Close: A day of closing — not the day to start new things.
Yellow / Black Path	Vermilion Bird (Black Path)
Clash & Sha	Clashes with Snake (癸巳); Sha direction: West
Joy God / Wealth God	Joy God due South, Wealth God due East
Auspicious factors	Monthly Virtue Union
Unfavorable factors	Three Ladies Curse

Do & Avoid

Do: Nothing especially recommended

Avoid: Wedding, Engagement, Moving house, Business opening, Signing & deals, Long-distance travel, Picking up a car

By occasion

💍 Wedding: Avoid（It is a Close (閉) day）
💐 Engagement: Avoid（It is a Close (閉) day）
🛏️ Setting up the bed: Fair（It is a Close (閉) day）
🏠 Moving house: Avoid（It is a Close (閉) day）
🎉 Business opening: Avoid（It is a Close (閉) day）
✍️ Signing & deals: Avoid（It is a Close (閉) day）
🔨 Renovation & groundbreaking: Fair（A "black path" day (Vermilion Bird) — traditionally less suited to big matters.）
✈️ Long-distance travel: Avoid（It is a Close (閉) day）
🚗 Picking up a car: Avoid（It is a Close (閉) day）

Auspicious hours

Chen 辰 (07:00–08:59), Wu 午 (11:00–12:59), Wei 未 (13:00–14:59), Xu 戌 (19:00–20:59)

Pengzu's taboos

Ding: don't cut hair — sores may appear.
Hai: don't marry — unlucky for the groom.

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Chinese Almanac — Jan 3, 2028