Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 1886
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
2初七
+ Ritual bathing, Cleaning the house
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
3初八
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Felling trees, Raising the ridge beam
4初九
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Building boats
5初十
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Decorating walls
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
6十一
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Building a stove, Setting up the loom
7Major Snow
+ Weddings, Travel
− Opening for business, Burial
8十三
Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday)
+ Opening for business, Signing contracts
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
9十四
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Nothing is favourable
10十五
+ Praying for children, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
11十六
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Burial
12十七
+ Medical treatment, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
13十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building bridges, Installing doors
14十九
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
15二十
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
16廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Travel
17廿二
+ Making beams, Building and repairs
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
18廿三
+ Burial, Opening a grave for reburial
− Avoid everything else
19廿四
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Building a stove, Sculpting and painting deities
20廿五
+ Haircut, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
21廿六
Yalda Night
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Nothing is favourable
22Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
Hanukkah
+ Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
− Weddings, Opening for business
23廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
24廿九
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
25十二月
Christmas
+ Placing the bed, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Installing doors, Planting
26初二
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
− Nothing is favourable
27初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
28初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
29初五
+ Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
30初六
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
31初七
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees