Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 1814
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初十
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Nothing is favourable
2十一
Ashura
+ Praying for children, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
3十二
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Burial
4十三
+ Medical treatment, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
5十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building bridges, Installing doors
6Minor Cold
Epiphany
Orthodox Christmas
+ Ritual bathing, Opening granaries
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
7十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Building temples, Moving into a new home
8十七
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
9十八
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Weddings
10十九
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
11二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
12廿一
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Visiting the sick, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
13廿二
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving into a new home, Consecrating sacred images
14廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
15廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Installing mortars and millstones
− Weddings, Burial
16廿五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Opening for business
17廿六
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Opening for business
18廿七
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
19廿八
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Opening for business, Felling trees
20Major Cold
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
21正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Encoffining
22初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening granaries, Weddings
23初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
24初四
+ Ritual bathing, Cleansing and exorcism
− Building a stove, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
25初五
+ Travel, Weddings
−
26初六
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving house
27初七
+ Visiting family and friends, Betrothal gifts
− Travel, Medical treatment
28初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Roofing, Opening for business
29初九
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
30初十
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
31十一
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Breaking ground for a grave, Felling trees