Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, October 1840
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初六
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Breaking ground for a grave
2初七
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening granaries, Shipping goods
3初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing tombs
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
4初九
Double Ninth Festival
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Praying for blessings, Consecrating sacred images
5初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
6十一
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Funeral procession
7十二
Yom Kippur
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
8Cold Dew
+ Consecrating sacred images, Acupuncture and moxibustion
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
9十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Making nets
−
10十五
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
11十六
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Taking up a post
12十七
Sukkot
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
−
13十八
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Burial
14十九
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Installing doors
15二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
16廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Building a stove
17廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
18廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Breaking ground, Felling trees
19廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Burial, Repairing tombs
20廿五
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Building a stove
21廿六
+ Building livestock pens, Repairing roads
− Nothing is favourable
22廿七
+ Encoffining, Breaking ground for a grave
−
23Frost's Descent
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
−
24廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
25十月
Winter Clothes Day (Hanyi)
+ Weddings, Praying for children
− Raising the ridge beam, Building a stove
26初二
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Acquiring livestock, Felling trees
27初三
Start of Ramadan
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Burial, Opening for business
28初四
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Placing the bed, Burial
29初五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Consecrating sacred images, Planting
30初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Felling trees, Funeral procession
31初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Burial