Chinese Almanac for Jan 29, 2028 | Lunar 1st lunar month, day 4, Do's & Don'ts, Lucky Hours

Jan 29 Saturday — overall: Avoid

Lunar date	1st lunar month, day 4 (Year of the Monkey)
Stem-Branch	Year Ding-Wei 丁未 · Month Gui-Chou 癸丑 · Day Gui-Chou 癸丑
Solar term	Next solar term: Start of Spring (2/4)
Twelve day officers	Establish: A day of new growth — good for setting out and beginning, but not for heavy construction.
Yellow / Black Path	Vermilion Bird (Black Path)
Clash & Sha	Clashes with Goat (己未); Sha direction: East
Joy God / Wealth God	Joy God Southeast, Wealth God due South
Auspicious factors	None
Unfavorable factors	Year Breaker

Do & Avoid

Do: Nothing especially recommended

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

By occasion

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

Auspicious hours

Mao 卯 (05:00–06:59), Si 巳 (09:00–10:59), Shen 申 (15:00–16:59), Xu 戌 (19:00–20:59)

Pengzu's taboos

Gui: don't litigate — the weaker case meets a stronger foe.
Chou: don't dress in formal cap and sash — the wearer may not return home.

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Chinese Almanac — Jan 29, 2028