Chinese Almanac for May 20, 2028 | Lunar 4th lunar month, day 26, Do's & Don'ts, Lucky Hours

May 20 Saturday — overall: Fair

Lunar date	4th lunar month, day 26 (Year of the Monkey)
Stem-Branch	Year Wu-Shen 戊申 · Month Ding-Si 丁巳 · Day Yi-Si 乙巳
Solar term	Today is Grain Buds
Twelve day officers	Establish: A day of new growth — good for setting out and beginning, but not for heavy construction.
Yellow / Black Path	Hook Array (Black Path)
Clash & Sha	Clashes with Pig (辛亥); Sha direction: East
Joy God / Wealth God	Joy God Northwest, Wealth God Southeast
Auspicious factors	Monthly Virtue Union
Unfavorable factors	None

Do & Avoid

Do: Nothing especially recommended

Avoid: Renovation & groundbreaking

By occasion

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

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

Yi: don't plant — the seedlings won't thrive.
Si: don't travel far — wealth stays hidden.

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Chinese Almanac — May 20, 2028