Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 1840
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初八
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Raising the ridge beam, Opening granaries
2初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
3初十
+ Ritual bathing, Cleaning the house
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
4十一
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Felling trees, Raising the ridge beam
5十二
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Building boats
6十三
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Decorating walls
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
7Major Snow
+ Training oxen and horses, Avoid everything else
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
8十五
+ Weddings, Travel
− Opening for business, Burial
9十六
+ Opening for business, Signing contracts
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
10十七
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Nothing is favourable
11十八
+ Praying for children, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
12十九
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Burial
13二十
+ Medical treatment, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
14廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building bridges, Installing doors
15廿二
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
16廿三
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
17廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Travel
18廿五
+ Making beams, Building and repairs
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
19廿六
+ Burial, Opening a grave for reburial
− Avoid everything else
20廿七
Hanukkah
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Building a stove, Sculpting and painting deities
21廿八
Yalda Night
+ Haircut, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
22Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Nothing is favourable
23三十
+ Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
− Weddings, Opening for business
24十二月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
25初二
Christmas
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
26初三
+ Placing the bed, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Installing doors, Planting
27初四
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
28初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
29初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
30初七
+ Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
31初八
Laba Festival
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home