Chinese Almanac for Oct 4, 2028 | Lunar 8th lunar month, day 16, Do's & Don'ts, Lucky Hours

Oct 4 Wednesday — overall: Fair

Lunar date	8th lunar month, day 16 (Year of the Monkey)
Stem-Branch	Year Wu-Shen 戊申 · Month Xin-You 辛酉 · Day Ren-Xu 壬戌
Solar term	Next solar term: Cold Dew (10/8)
Twelve day officers	Remove: A day for clearing out the old — good for cleaning and tidying, less suited to launching big ventures.
Yellow / Black Path	Heavenly Prison (Black Path)
Clash & Sha	Clashes with Dragon (戊辰); Sha direction: North
Joy God / Wealth God	Joy God due South, Wealth God due South
Auspicious factors	Mother Granary
Unfavorable factors	None

Do & Avoid

Do: Nothing especially recommended

Avoid: Wedding, Business opening, Signing & deals

By occasion

💍 Wedding: Avoid（It is a Remove (除) day）
💐 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: Avoid（It is a Remove (除) day）
✍️ Signing & deals: Avoid（It is a Remove (除) day）
🔨 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

Si 巳 (09:00–10:59), 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.
Xu: don't eat dog — strange things haunt the bed.

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Chinese Almanac — Oct 4, 2028