Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 1870
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初五
+ Weddings, Opening for business
− Building temples, Burial
2初六
+ Repairing walls, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
3初七
Qixi Festival
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Burial
4初八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
5初九
+ Weddings, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
6初十
Tisha B'Av
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening granaries, Shipping goods
7十一
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Breaking ground for a grave
8Start of Autumn
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
9十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Opening for business, Trading
10十四
+ Ritual bathing, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
11十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
12十六
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
13十七
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Digging wells, Travel
14十八
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Moving into a new home
15十九
+ Weddings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
16二十
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
17廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Travel
18廿二
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Praying for blessings, Opening for business
19廿三
+ Travel, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Installing doors
20廿四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
21廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Betrothal gifts
22廿六
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Funeral procession, Burial
23End of Heat
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Breaking ground, Making agreements
24廿八
+ Praying for blessings, Praying for children
−
25廿九
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
−
26三十
+ Praying for blessings, Travel
−
27八月
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
28初二
+ Weddings, Travel
− Building a stove, Breaking ground
29初三
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Opening for business
30初四
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Burial
31初五
+ Ritual bathing, Decorating walls
− Weddings, Praying for blessings