Chinese Almanac for Dec 20, 2028 | Lunar 11th lunar month, day 5, Do's & Don'ts, Lucky Hours

Dec 20 Wednesday — overall: Avoid

Lunar date	11th lunar month, day 5 (Year of the Monkey)
Stem-Branch	Year Wu-Shen 戊申 · Month Jia-Zi 甲子 · Day Ji-Mao 己卯
Solar term	Next solar term: Winter Solstice (12/21)
Twelve day officers	Balance: A level, ordinary day — handle routine matters.
Yellow / Black Path	Jade Hall (Yellow Path — auspicious)
Clash & Sha	Clashes with Rooster (乙酉); Sha direction: West
Joy God / Wealth God	Joy God Northeast, Wealth God due North
Auspicious factors	None
Unfavorable factors	Four Departures, Monthly Taboo

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（Four Departures day (the day before an equinox or solstice) — traditionally avoid celebrations and travel.）
💐 Engagement: Avoid（Four Departures day (the day before an equinox or solstice) — traditionally avoid celebrations and travel.）
🛏️ Setting up the bed: Avoid（Four Departures day (the day before an equinox or solstice) — traditionally avoid celebrations and travel.）
🏠 Moving house: Avoid（Four Departures day (the day before an equinox or solstice) — traditionally avoid celebrations and travel.）
🎉 Business opening: Avoid（Four Departures day (the day before an equinox or solstice) — traditionally avoid celebrations and travel.）
✍️ Signing & deals: Avoid（Four Departures day (the day before an equinox or solstice) — traditionally avoid celebrations and travel.）
🔨 Renovation & groundbreaking: Avoid（Four Departures day (the day before an equinox or solstice) — traditionally avoid celebrations and travel.）
✈️ Long-distance travel: Avoid（It is a Balance (平) day）
🚗 Picking up a car: Avoid（Four Departures day (the day before an equinox or solstice) — traditionally avoid celebrations and travel.）

Auspicious hours

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

Pengzu's taboos

Ji: don't tear up a deed — both parties lose.
Mao: don't dig a well — the water won't be sweet.

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Chinese Almanac — Dec 20, 2028