Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 1840
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Digging channels, Building boats
2初五
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving house, Planting
3初六
+ Setting up the loom, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Consecrating sacred images, Medical treatment
4初七
Qixi Festival
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
5初八
+ Building and repairs, Breaking ground
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
6初九
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Raising the ridge beam, Moving into a new home
7Start of Autumn
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Burial
8十一
Tisha B'Av
+ Ritual bathing, Decorating walls
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
9十二
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Burial
10十三
+ Catching pests, Making nets
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
11十四
+ Ritual bathing, Medical treatment
− Nothing is favourable
12十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
13十六
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Consecrating sacred images, Acupuncture and moxibustion
14十七
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Burial
15十八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Making beams
16十九
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Consecrating sacred images
17二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground for a grave, Buying property
18廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Visiting family and friends
19廿二
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Receiving wealth
20廿三
+ Building a stove, Ritual bathing
− Nothing is favourable
21廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for children
− Weddings, Moving house
22廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
23End of Heat
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
24廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Nothing is favourable
25廿八
+ Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Planting, Building a stove
26廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
27八月
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Encoffining
28初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Breaking ground
− Consecrating sacred images, Travel
29初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Placing the bed, Breaking ground
30初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Travel
31初五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Felling trees, Thanking the Earth God