Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 1897
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初四
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Digging wells, Felling trees
2初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Digging channels, Building boats
3初六
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving house, Planting
4初七
Qixi Festival
+ Setting up the loom, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Consecrating sacred images, Medical treatment
5初八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
6初九
+ Building and repairs, Breaking ground
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
7Start of Autumn
Tisha B'Av
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Opening for business
8十一
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Burial
9十二
+ Ritual bathing, Decorating walls
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
10十三
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Burial
11十四
Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday)
+ Catching pests, Making nets
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
12十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Ritual bathing, Medical treatment
− Nothing is favourable
13十六
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
14十七
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Consecrating sacred images, Acupuncture and moxibustion
15十八
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Burial
16十九
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Making beams
17二十
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Consecrating sacred images
18廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground for a grave, Buying property
19廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Visiting family and friends
20廿三
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Receiving wealth
21廿四
+ Building a stove, Ritual bathing
− Nothing is favourable
22廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for children
− Weddings, Moving house
23End of Heat
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
24廿七
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
25廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Nothing is favourable
26廿九
+ Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Planting, Building a stove
27三十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
28八月
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Encoffining
29初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Breaking ground
− Consecrating sacred images, Travel
30初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Placing the bed, Breaking ground
31初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Travel