Calendars · Find auspicious days

Chinese almanac, December 1870

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
2初十
+ Ritual bathing, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
3十一
+ Nothing is favourable
−
4十二
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
5十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Breaking ground
6十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening for business
7Major Snow
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
8十六
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
9十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
10十八
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
11十九
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Travel, Digging wells
12二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Moving house
13廿一
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Receiving wealth
− Installing doors, Breaking ground
14廿二
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
15廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Fasting and Taoist rites
16廿四
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving house, Opening for business
17廿五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
18廿六
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
19廿七
Hanukkah
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Making beams
20廿八
+ Receiving wealth, Opening for business
− Weddings, Moving house
21廿九
Laylat al-Qadr
Yalda Night
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Moving into a new home, Building and repairs
22Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Digging wells, Felling trees
23初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Travel, Burial
24初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Seeking a doctor
− Nothing is favourable
25初四
Christmas
Eid al-Fitr
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Consecrating sacred images, Planting
26初五
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Fasting and Taoist rites
−
27初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Breaking ground for a grave
28初七
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Building a stove
29初八
+ Travel, Ritual bathing
− Moving into a new home, Burial
30初九
+ Training oxen and horses, Avoid everything else
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
31初十
+ Weddings, Travel
− Opening for business, Burial