Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 1866
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Travel
2廿二
+ Receiving wealth, Opening for business
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
3廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
4廿四
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Burial
5廿五
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
6廿六
+ Seeking a doctor, Medical treatment
− Weddings, Travel
7廿七
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Praying for blessings, Raising the ridge beam
8Start of Autumn
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Nothing is favourable
9廿九
+ Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Planting, Building a stove
10七月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
11初二
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Encoffining
12初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Breaking ground
− Consecrating sacred images, Travel
13初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Placing the bed, Breaking ground
14初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Travel
15初六
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Felling trees, Thanking the Earth God
16初七
Qixi Festival
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Lawsuits
17初八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
18初九
+ Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
19初十
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Praying for blessings, Betrothal gifts
20十一
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Digging wells, Haircut
21十二
+ Installing machinery, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Weddings
22十三
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Funeral procession, Burial
23End of Heat
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Raising the ridge beam
24十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
25十六
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Planting, Digging wells
26十七
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
27十八
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
28十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Haircut
− Weddings, Planting
29二十
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
30廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Opening for business, Trading
31廿二
+ Ritual bathing, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business