Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 1898
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初九
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
2初十
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees
3十一
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
4十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
5Minor Cold
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving house
6十四
Epiphany
Orthodox Christmas
+ Visiting family and friends, Betrothal gifts
− Travel, Medical treatment
7十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Roofing, Opening for business
8十六
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
9十七
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
10十八
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Breaking ground for a grave, Felling trees
11十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening granaries, Roofing
12二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Planting, Encoffining
13廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building a stove, Digging wells
14廿二
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
−
15廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
16廿四
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Building and repairs, Raising the ridge beam
17廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
−
18廿六
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Digging wells, Burial
19廿七
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Digging wells, Burial
20Major Cold
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
21廿九
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Weddings, Opening for business
− Placing the bed, Felling trees
22正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
−
23初二
Seollal (Korean New Year)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
24初三
Start of Ramadan
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Planting
25初四
+ Placing the bed, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Weddings
26初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Breaking ground
27初六
+ Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
28初七
+ Weddings, Travel
− Digging wells, Praying for blessings
29初八
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
30初九
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Funeral procession
31初十
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Felling trees, Opening for business