Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 1817
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十九
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Digging wells, Felling trees
2二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Digging channels, Building boats
3廿一
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving house, Planting
4廿二
+ Setting up the loom, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Consecrating sacred images, Medical treatment
5廿三
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
6廿四
+ Building and repairs, Breaking ground
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
7廿五
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Raising the ridge beam, Moving into a new home
8Start of Autumn
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Burial
9廿七
+ Ritual bathing, Decorating walls
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
10廿八
Laylat al-Qadr
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Burial
11廿九
+ Catching pests, Making nets
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
12三十
+ Ritual bathing, Medical treatment
− Nothing is favourable
13七月
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
14初二
Eid al-Fitr
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Consecrating sacred images, Acupuncture and moxibustion
15初三
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Burial
16初四
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Making beams
17初五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Consecrating sacred images
18初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground for a grave, Buying property
19初七
Qixi Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Visiting family and friends
20初八
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Receiving wealth
21初九
+ Building a stove, Ritual bathing
− Nothing is favourable
22初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for children
− Weddings, Moving house
23End of Heat
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
24十二
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
25十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Nothing is favourable
26十四
+ Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Planting, Building a stove
27十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
28十六
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Encoffining
29十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Breaking ground
− Consecrating sacred images, Travel
30十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Placing the bed, Breaking ground
31十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Travel