Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 1889
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初五
+ Receiving wealth, Opening for business
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
2初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
3初七
Qixi Festival
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Burial
4初八
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
5初九
+ Seeking a doctor, Medical treatment
− Weddings, Travel
6初十
Day of Arafah
Tisha B'Av
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Praying for blessings, Raising the ridge beam
7Start of Autumn
Eid al-Adha
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Nothing is favourable
8十二
+ Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Planting, Building a stove
9十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
10十四
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Encoffining
11十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Breaking ground
− Consecrating sacred images, Travel
12十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Placing the bed, Breaking ground
13十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Travel
14十八
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Felling trees, Thanking the Earth God
15十九
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Lawsuits
16二十
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
17廿一
+ Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
18廿二
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Praying for blessings, Betrothal gifts
19廿三
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Digging wells, Haircut
20廿四
+ Installing machinery, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Weddings
21廿五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Funeral procession, Burial
22廿六
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Raising the ridge beam
23End of Heat
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
24廿八
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Planting, Digging wells
25廿九
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
26八月
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
27初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Haircut
− Weddings, Planting
28初三
Islamic New Year
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
29初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Opening for business, Trading
30初五
+ Ritual bathing, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
31初六
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave