Chinese Almanac for May 18, 2028 | Lunar 4th lunar month, day 24, Do's & Don'ts, Lucky Hours

May 18 Thursday — overall: Fair

Lunar date	4th lunar month, day 24 (Year of the Monkey)
Stem-Branch	Year Wu-Shen 戊申 · Month Ding-Si 丁巳 · Day Gui-Mao 癸卯
Solar term	Next solar term: Grain Buds (5/20)
Twelve day officers	Open: A day of opening — things flow smoothly; good for new beginnings.
Yellow / Black Path	Black Tortoise (Black Path)
Clash & Sha	Clashes with Rooster (己酉); Sha direction: West
Joy God / Wealth God	Joy God Southeast, Wealth God due South
Auspicious factors	Mother Granary
Unfavorable factors	None

Do & Avoid

Do: Nothing especially recommended

Avoid: Nothing especially unfavorable

By occasion

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

Auspicious hours

Mao 卯 (05:00–06:59), Wu 午 (11:00–12:59), Wei 未 (13:00–14:59)

Pengzu's taboos

Gui: don't litigate — the weaker case meets a stronger foe.
Mao: don't dig a well — the water won't be sweet.

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Chinese Almanac — May 18, 2028