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Chinese Almanac for Tuesday, September 5, 2028

On Tuesday, September 5, 2028 (day 17 of the 7th lunar month, 戊申 year of the Monkey), the Chinese almanac (Tong Shu) marks a 癸巳 (Gui Si) Receive (收) day on the yellow (auspicious) path of the Heavenly Virtue: good for collecting money, collecting debts, starting a course, storing and saving and prayers and wishes, avoid travel and burials. The day clashes the Pig, with the sha direction East.

DateTuesday, September 5, 2028
Lunar dateday 17 of the 7th lunar month (七月十七), a long (30-day) month
Four pillars (day)Year 戊申 · Month 庚申 · Day 癸巳
Day officerReceive (收)
Day spiritHeavenly Virtue (天德), yellow path
Day spiritsHeavenly Virtue (tian de) (天德), Balanced Pairing (bu jiang) (不將)
Good forcollecting money, collecting debts, starting a course, storing and saving and prayers and wishes
Avoidtravel and burials
ClashPig (亥), sha East
Lucky hoursChou 01:00–03:00, Chen 07:00–09:00, Wu 11:00–13:00, Wei 13:00–15:00, Xu 19:00–21:00
Joy / Wealth / Fortune directionSoutheast / South / Northeast
Color of the daydeep blue (day stem 癸 is Shui, flow)
Lunar mansionTurtle Beak (zi, 觜)
Solar termEnd of Heat (處暑); next: White Dew on 2028-09-07 10:21 UTC+8

What the day is good for

Receive days favour collecting income, enrolling and storing; new openings are traditionally put off. Because the day spirit is on the yellow path, the almanac keeps major events on the list.

  • Good for: collecting money, collecting debts, starting a course, storing and saving and prayers and wishes
  • Avoid: travel and burials
  • Peng Zu taboos: Gui day: do not go to court, or your case is weak and the other side strong (癸不詞訟理弱敵強); Si day: do not travel far, or wealth stays hidden (巳不遠行財物伏藏)

Lucky hours on September 5

Yellow-path hours are the traditional lucky hours. The Hai hour clashes the day branch and is marked to avoid.

HourTime (UTC+8)SpiritPathNote
Zi 子23:00–01:00White Tiger 白虎Black
Chou 丑01:00–03:00Jade Hall 玉堂YellowLucky hour
Yin 寅03:00–05:00Heavenly Prison 天牢Black
Mao 卯05:00–07:00Black Tortoise 玄武Black
Chen 辰07:00–09:00Life Governor 司命YellowLucky hour
Si 巳09:00–11:00Hook 勾陳Black
Wu 午11:00–13:00Azure Dragon 青龍YellowLucky hour
Wei 未13:00–15:00Bright Hall 明堂YellowLucky hour
Shen 申15:00–17:00Heavenly Punishment 天刑Black
You 酉17:00–19:00Vermilion Bird 朱雀Black
Xu 戌19:00–21:00Golden Coffer 金匱YellowLucky hour
Hai 亥21:00–23:00Heavenly Virtue 天德YellowClashes the day; avoid

Zodiac signs today

Clash: people born in a year of the Pig traditionally keep big decisions for another day. Six harmony: the Monkey pairs with today’s Si branch. Three harmony: Ox and Rooster. Minor friction (punishment or harm): Tiger and Monkey.

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How these are computed: methods and what the Tong Shu is. Good-for and avoid lists start from the day officer and are adjusted by the main day spirits of the Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu (協紀辨方書); printed almanacs weigh more spirits and can differ.

Cultural tradition for reflection and planning only. Not medical, legal or financial advice; no date or hour can promise an outcome.