Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 1876
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Building temples
2初六
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Preparing one's own tomb, Breaking ground for a grave
3初七
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
4初八
Laba Festival
+ Placing the bed, Setting up carpentry trestles
− Building a stove, Installing doors
5初九
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Felling trees, Making beams
6Minor Cold
Epiphany
Orthodox Christmas
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Breaking ground for a grave, Felling trees
7十一
Eid al-Adha
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening granaries, Roofing
8十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Planting, Encoffining
9十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building a stove, Digging wells
10十四
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
−
11十五
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
12十六
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Building and repairs, Raising the ridge beam
13十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
−
14十八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Digging wells, Burial
15十九
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Digging wells, Burial
16二十
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
17廿一
+ Weddings, Opening for business
− Placing the bed, Felling trees
18廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
−
19廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
20Major Cold
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Planting
21廿五
+ Placing the bed, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Weddings
22廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Breaking ground
23廿七
+ Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
24廿八
+ Weddings, Travel
− Digging wells, Praying for blessings
25廿九
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
26正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
Seollal (Korean New Year)
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Funeral procession
27初二
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Felling trees, Opening for business
28初三
Islamic New Year
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
29初四
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Building temples
30初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
31初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Opening for business