Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 1889
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1三十
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
2十二月
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
3初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
4初三
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
5Minor Cold
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Digging wells, Burial
6初五
Epiphany
Orthodox Christmas
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Digging wells, Burial
7初六
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
8初七
+ Weddings, Opening for business
− Placing the bed, Felling trees
9初八
Laba Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
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10初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
11初十
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Planting
12十一
+ Placing the bed, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Weddings
13十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Breaking ground
14十三
+ Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
15十四
+ Weddings, Travel
− Digging wells, Praying for blessings
16十五
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
17十六
Tu BiShvat
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Funeral procession
18十七
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Felling trees, Opening for business
19十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
20Major Cold
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Building temples
21二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
22廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Opening for business
23廿二
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Hanging bed curtains
24廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Buying property
25廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Training oxen and horses
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
26廿五
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Building a stove, Burial
27廿六
+ Travel, Laying foundations
− Hanging a signboard, Moving into a new home
28廿七
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
29廿八
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Travel
30廿九
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
31正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings