Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 1879
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初九
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
2初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Fasting and Taoist rites
3十一
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving house, Opening for business
4十二
Ashura
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
5Minor Cold
+ Placing the bed, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Weddings
6十四
Epiphany
Orthodox Christmas
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Breaking ground
7十五
+ Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
8十六
+ Weddings, Travel
− Digging wells, Praying for blessings
9十七
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
10十八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Funeral procession
11十九
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Felling trees, Opening for business
12二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
13廿一
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Building temples
14廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
15廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Opening for business
16廿四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Hanging bed curtains
17廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Buying property
18廿六
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Training oxen and horses
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
19廿七
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Building a stove, Burial
20Major Cold
+ Travel, Laying foundations
− Hanging a signboard, Moving into a new home
21廿九
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
22正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Travel
23初二
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
24初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
25初四
+ Ritual bathing, Opening granaries
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
26初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Building temples, Moving into a new home
27初六
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
28初七
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Weddings
29初八
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
30初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
31初十
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Visiting the sick, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings