Chinese Almanac for May 3, 2028 | Lunar 4th lunar month, day 9, Do's & Don'ts, Lucky Hours

May 3 Wednesday — overall: Fair

Lunar date	4th lunar month, day 9 (Year of the Monkey)
Stem-Branch	Year Wu-Shen 戊申 · Month Bing-Chen 丙辰 · Day Wu-Zi 戊子
Solar term	Next solar term: Start of Summer (5/5)
Twelve day officers	Success: A day of accomplishment — big and small matters tend to turn out well.
Yellow / Black Path	Heavenly Prison (Black Path)
Clash & Sha	Clashes with Horse (甲午); Sha direction: South
Joy God / Wealth God	Joy God Southeast, Wealth God due North
Auspicious factors	Triple Harmony
Unfavorable factors	None

Do & Avoid

Do: Nothing especially recommended

Avoid: Nothing especially unfavorable

By occasion

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

Auspicious hours

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

Pengzu's taboos

Wu: don't accept land — an ill omen for the owner.
Zi: don't consult oracles — you invite trouble.

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Chinese Almanac — May 3, 2028