Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 1827
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初四
+ Making beams, Building and repairs
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
2初五
+ Burial, Opening a grave for reburial
− Avoid everything else
3初六
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Building a stove, Sculpting and painting deities
4初七
+ Haircut, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
5初八
Laba Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Nothing is favourable
6Minor Cold
Epiphany
Orthodox Christmas
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
7初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Installing mortars and millstones
− Weddings, Burial
8十一
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Opening for business
9十二
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Opening for business
10十三
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
11十四
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Opening for business, Felling trees
12十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
13十六
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Encoffining
14十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening granaries, Weddings
15十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
16十九
+ Ritual bathing, Cleansing and exorcism
− Building a stove, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
17二十
+ Travel, Weddings
−
18廿一
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving house
19廿二
+ Visiting family and friends, Betrothal gifts
− Travel, Medical treatment
20廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Roofing, Opening for business
21Major Cold
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
22廿五
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
23廿六
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Breaking ground for a grave, Felling trees
24廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening granaries, Roofing
25廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Planting, Encoffining
26廿九
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building a stove, Digging wells
27正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
−
28初二
Seollal (Korean New Year)
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
29初三
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Building and repairs, Raising the ridge beam
30初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
−
31初五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Digging wells, Burial