January 16, 2028 Chinese Almanac — Geng Zi Day: Do Ancestral Rites, Blessing Prayers, Avoid Moving into a New Home
Year Ding Wei · Month Gui Chou · Day Geng Zi · Lunar 12/20 · Jia Wu Xun · Void: Chen Si
Today's Auspicious & Avoid
Do15 activities (click for this month's dates)
NoAvoid 8 activities
Daily Deity Directions
| Joy God | Northwest · Qian (Heaven) palace |
|---|---|
| Fortune God | Southwest · Kun (Earth) palace |
| Wealth God | East · Zhen (Thunder) palace |
| Yang Noble God | South · Li (Fire) palace |
| Yin Noble God | Northeast · Gen (Mountain) palace |
Positions follow the day stem and are named explicitly; they are not a universal lucky/unlucky direction for every activity.
Double Hours
| Lucky | Zi Hour (00:00-00:59) · Golden Coffer · Chou Hour (01:00-02:59) · Heavenly Virtue · Mao Hour (05:00-06:59) · Jade Hall · Wu Hour (11:00-12:59) · Controller of Fate · Shen Hour (15:00-16:59) · Azure Dragon · You Hour (17:00-18:59) · Bright Hall |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | Yin Hour (03:00-04:59) · White Tiger · Chen Hour (07:00-08:59) · Heavenly Prison · Si Hour (09:00-10:59) · Black Tortoise · Wei Hour (13:00-14:59) · Gou Chen · Xu Hour (19:00-20:59) · Heavenly Punishment · Hai Hour (21:00-22:59) · Vermilion Bird · Zi Hour (23:00-23:59) · Heavenly Punishment |
Five Elements Strength (Gui Chou month)
Today's Branch Relations
| Clash | Zi Wu Clash | Harmony | Zi Chou Harmony | Punish | Zi Mao Punishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harm | Zi Wei Harm | Destroy | Zi You Destruction |
Geng Zi Day Analysis
The day pillar is Geng Zi, within Jia Wu Xun; the void branches are Chen Si, and the day branch is Zi (Water). The listed branch relations include Zi Wu. They also include Zi Chou.
These are calendar and branch-relation facts. A personal focus line, timing prediction or personal outcome requires an individual hexagram.
Date Selection by Topic
| Topic | Common Liu Yao Reference | Daily Almanac | Deep Dive | This Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | Offspring / Officer | Auspicious: Ancestral Rites, Blessing Prayers, Praying for Children | Today's Health → | This month → |
| Career | Officer / Parents | No topic-specific auspicious activity | Today's Career → | This month → |
| Wealth | Wealth / Offspring | Auspicious: Receiving Wealth | Today's Wealth → | This month → |
| Love | Officer / Wealth | Auspicious: Praying for Children | Today's Love → | This month → |
| Travel | Self Line / Offspring | No topic-specific auspicious activity | Today's Travel → | This month → |
| Feng Shui | Parents / Self Line | Auspicious: Ancestral Rites, Burial | Today's Feng Shui → | This month → |
Facing a hard decision? Cast an I Ching hexagram online, or browse the hexagram library for readings on similar questions.
Days This Month
Daily Focus
Today's Focus: General Dates
One in-depth topic hub recommended each day, rotating through every theme across the year.
- ← January 15 Yesterday's almanac
- January 17 → Tomorrow's almanac
- January 2028 Calendar Monthly overview
- Praying for Children · January 2028 Auspicious days this month
- Relocation · January 2028 Auspicious days this month
- Love Dates · January 2028 Day-by-day analysis this month
- Today's Love Deep Dive In-depth topic analysis
- Zi Water Focus · 2028 Strong and weak months
- Wu Fire Focus · January Today Zi clashes Wu — when is it usable?
- February 2028 → Plan next month ahead
- Branch Relations The 12-branch relation table