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Auspicious Renovation Start Dates for May 2028裝修 · May 2028

By Master Sean Chan · Updated

This month carries Li Xia (立夏) — start of the BaZi summer on May 5 (Singapore time): the BaZi calendar's sectional boundary for the month. Mid-month transition into the BaZi summer; element balance shifts noticeably across the term.Below is the universal Chinese metaphysics ranking of every day in May 2028 for breaking ground on renovation (動土 / 修造), derived from the classical Tong Shu (通書). Renovation is an Earth-disturbing act and is more sensitive to Earth-related taboos than weddings or business openings.

Top-ranked dates this month

31
days in May
25
pass hard requirements
4
rank as 上吉
5
top picks below
DateDay PillarOfficer 建除 Mansion 宿Clash 沖Class
12028-05-22庚戌Holding辰 (Dragon)上吉
22028-05-13辛丑Completing未 (Goat)上吉
32028-05-25癸丑Completing未 (Goat)上吉
42028-05-27乙卯Opening酉 (Rooster)上吉
52028-05-09丁酉Stabilising卯 (Rabbit)

All days in May 2028

DateDay PillarOfficerMansion ClashNotable factorsClass
2028-05-01己丑未 Goat
2028-05-02庚寅申 MonkeyFailed requirement: not_year_break大凶
2028-05-03辛卯酉 Rooster建除 閉
2028-05-04壬辰戌 Dog四絕 · 建除 閉 · 黃道大凶
2028-05-05癸巳亥 Pig建除 建
2028-05-06甲午子 Rat黃道
2028-05-07乙未滿丑 Ox月德合 · 黃道
2028-05-08丙申寅 Tiger天德合 · 建除 平
2028-05-09丁酉卯 Rabbit建除 定 · 宿 張
2028-05-10戊戌辰 Dragon建除 執 · 黃道
2028-05-11己亥巳 SnakeFailed requirement: not_month_break大凶
2028-05-12庚子午 Horse月德 · 建除 危
2028-05-13辛丑未 Goat天德 · 建除 成 · 宿 亢上吉
2028-05-14壬寅申 MonkeyFailed requirement: not_year_break大凶
2028-05-15癸卯酉 Rooster建除 開
2028-05-16甲辰戌 Dog建除 閉 · 宿 心 · 黃道
2028-05-17乙巳亥 Pig月德合 · 建除 建
2028-05-18丙午子 Rat天德合 · 宿 箕 · 黃道
2028-05-19丁未滿丑 Ox黃道
2028-05-20戊申寅 Tiger建除 平
2028-05-21己酉卯 Rabbit建除 定
2028-05-22庚戌辰 Dragon月德 · 建除 執 · 宿 虛上吉
2028-05-23辛亥巳 SnakeFailed requirement: not_month_break大凶
2028-05-24壬子午 Horse建除 危
2028-05-25癸丑未 Goat建除 成 · 宿 壁 · 黃道上吉
2028-05-26甲寅申 MonkeyFailed requirement: not_year_break大凶
2028-05-27乙卯酉 Rooster月德合 · 建除 開上吉
2028-05-28丙辰戌 Dog天德合 · 建除 閉 · 宿 胃
2028-05-29丁巳亥 Pig建除 建
2028-05-30戊午子 Rat黃道
2028-05-31己未滿丑 Ox黃道
Personalised next step

BaZi-Aligned Date Report — May 2028

USD 388

A personalised PDF that re-ranks every renovation-suitable day in May 2028 against your BaZi (and, for weddings/ROM, your partner’s BaZi). It surfaces:

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See the full glossary of classical date-selection terms in the BaZi Glossary & Auxiliary Stars.

Further reading from the blog

Selected posts from Master Sean Chan's blog covering this topic and closely related ones in practice:

Frequently asked

Why isn’t my day on the list of top 5?

The top list is the universal ranking before any personal adjustment. Many couples find their best date isn’t in the top 5. Once you account for your day pillars, the right day often shifts. That’s exactly the gap the BaZi-Aligned Date Report fills.

What does 大凶 mean and can it ever be overridden?

大凶 means the day fails a hard classical requirement: 月破 (month break), 歲破 (year break), or 四離/四絕 (a quarter-day boundary). These cannot be overridden by personal alignment; they are excluded categorically. Choose another day.

Why don’t you show times here?

Hour selection is personal. The right hour depends on your day pillar and the chosen day’s element relationship to it. Publishing universal “auspicious hours” misleads readers into thinking a generic hour is safe; it isn’t. Hours are included in the personalised report.

Where do these scores come from?

The classical Tong Shu (通書) tradition: 建除十二神 (Twelve Officers), 二十八宿 (Twenty-Eight Mansions), 月德 / 天德 (monthly and yearly virtue stars), 黃黑道 (Yellow/Black Dao), and the Dong Gong (董公) per-purpose rules. We compute these directly from astronomical solar terms — no app shortcuts.

What is 土王用事 and why is groundbreaking restricted then?

土王用事 are the four 18-day windows around each seasonal transition when the Earth phase is dominant. Disturbing the ground during these windows is taboo for renovation, foundation work, and excavation. The page’s hard-requirement filter excludes these days; for a personal alignment we also check your Earth-element balance.

Methodology

Pillars use the 60 Jiazi day cycle anchored to the published Tong Shu. The BaZi year flips at Li Chun, the BaZi month flips at each sectional solar term — both computed from VSOP87 ephemeris data. The Twelve Officers (建除) and the 28 Mansions each have their own deterministic rotation against an authoritative anchor.

Weights come from the Dong Gong (董公擇日) school. Auspicious 神煞 add, taboo 神煞 subtract, the officer and mansion adjust, Yellow Dao adds a small bonus on top. Sum, clamp to 0–100, classify. No app shortcuts.