Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 1855
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
2二十
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Burial
3廿一
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
4廿二
+ Seeking a doctor, Medical treatment
− Weddings, Travel
5廿三
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Praying for blessings, Raising the ridge beam
6廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Opening for business
7廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
8Start of Autumn
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
9廿七
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Encoffining
10廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Breaking ground
− Consecrating sacred images, Travel
11廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Placing the bed, Breaking ground
12三十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Travel
13七月
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Felling trees, Thanking the Earth God
14初二
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Lawsuits
15初三
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
16初四
+ Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
17初五
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Praying for blessings, Betrothal gifts
18初六
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Digging wells, Haircut
19初七
Qixi Festival
+ Installing machinery, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Weddings
20初八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Funeral procession, Burial
21初九
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Raising the ridge beam
22初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
23十一
Day of Arafah
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Planting, Digging wells
24End of Heat
Eid al-Adha
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
25十三
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
26十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Haircut
− Weddings, Planting
27十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
28十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Opening for business, Trading
29十七
+ Ritual bathing, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
30十八
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
31十九
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements