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Chinese Almanac for Sunday, November 19, 2028

On Sunday, November 19, 2028 (day 4 of the 10th lunar month, 戊申 year of the Monkey), the Chinese almanac (Tong Shu) marks a 戊申 (Wu Shen) Receive (收) day on the black (inauspicious) path of the Heavenly Punishment: good for collecting money, collecting debts, starting a course and storing and saving, avoid travel, burials and business openings. The day clashes the Tiger, with the sha direction South.

DateSunday, November 19, 2028
Lunar dateday 4 of the 10th lunar month (十月初四), a long (30-day) month
Four pillars (day)Year 戊申 · Month 癸亥 · Day 戊申
Day officerReceive (收)
Day spiritHeavenly Punishment (天刑), black path
Day spiritsMother Granary (mu cang) (母倉)
Good forcollecting money, collecting debts, starting a course and storing and saving
Avoidtravel, burials and business openings
ClashTiger (寅), sha South
Lucky hoursZi 23:00–01:00, Chou 01:00–03:00, Chen 07:00–09:00, Si 09:00–11:00, Wei 13:00–15:00, Xu 19:00–21:00
Joy / Wealth / Fortune directionSoutheast / North / Northeast
Color of the dayochre yellow (day stem 戊 is Tu, steadiness)
Lunar mansionEmptiness (xu, 虛)
Solar termStart of Winter (立冬); next: Minor Snow on 2028-11-22 02:54 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 black path, major events such as weddings, openings and moving in are taken off the good-for list.

  • Good for: collecting money, collecting debts, starting a course and storing and saving
  • Avoid: travel, burials and business openings
  • Peng Zu taboos: Wu day: do not take on land, or the owner meets ill luck (戊不受田田主不祥); Shen day: do not set up a bed, or unrest enters the room (申不安床鬼祟入房)

Lucky hours on November 19

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

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

Zodiac signs today

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

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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.