Chinese Almanac for Jan 28, 2028 | Lunar 1st lunar month, day 3, Do's & Don'ts, Lucky Hours

Jan 28 Friday — overall: Avoid

Lunar date	1st lunar month, day 3 (Year of the Monkey)
Stem-Branch	Year Ding-Wei 丁未 · Month Gui-Chou 癸丑 · Day Ren-Zi 壬子
Solar term	Next solar term: Start of Spring (2/4)
Twelve day officers	Close: A day of closing — not the day to start new things.
Yellow / Black Path	Heavenly Punishment (Black Path)
Clash & Sha	Clashes with Horse (戊午); Sha direction: South
Joy God / Wealth God	Joy God due South, Wealth God due South
Auspicious factors	Six Harmony
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 (Heavenly Punishment) — 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

Mao 卯 (05:00–06:59), Shen 申 (15:00–16:59), You 酉 (17:00–18:59)

Pengzu's taboos

Ren: don't draw water — mishaps are hard to guard against.
Zi: don't consult oracles — you invite trouble.

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Chinese Almanac — Jan 28, 2028