Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 1878
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初三
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Burial
2初四
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
3初五
+ Seeking a doctor, Medical treatment
− Weddings, Travel
4初六
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Praying for blessings, Raising the ridge beam
5初七
Qixi Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Opening for business
6初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
7初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Roofing, Moving into a new home
8Start of Autumn
Tisha B'Av
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Encoffining
9十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Breaking ground
− Consecrating sacred images, Travel
10十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Placing the bed, Breaking ground
11十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Travel
12十四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Felling trees, Thanking the Earth God
13十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Lawsuits
14十六
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
15十七
+ Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
16十八
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Praying for blessings, Betrothal gifts
17十九
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Digging wells, Haircut
18二十
+ Installing machinery, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Weddings
19廿一
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Funeral procession, Burial
20廿二
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Raising the ridge beam
21廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
22廿四
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Planting, Digging wells
23End of Heat
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
24廿六
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
25廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Haircut
− Weddings, Planting
26廿八
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
27廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Opening for business, Trading
28八月
+ Ritual bathing, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
29初二
Start of Ramadan
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
30初三
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
31初四
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Digging wells, Travel