Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 1909
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
2十一
Day of Arafah
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
3十二
Eid al-Adha
+ Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
4十三
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
5十四
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Felling trees
6Minor Cold
Epiphany
+ Ritual bathing, Cleansing and exorcism
− Building a stove, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
7十六
Orthodox Christmas
+ Travel, Weddings
−
8十七
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving house
9十八
+ Visiting family and friends, Betrothal gifts
− Travel, Medical treatment
10十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Roofing, Opening for business
11二十
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
12廿一
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
13廿二
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Breaking ground for a grave, Felling trees
14廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening granaries, Roofing
15廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Planting, Encoffining
16廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building a stove, Digging wells
17廿六
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
−
18廿七
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
19廿八
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Building and repairs, Raising the ridge beam
20廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
−
21Major Cold
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Digging wells, Burial
22正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
Seollal (Korean New Year)
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Digging wells, Burial
23初二
Islamic New Year
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
24初三
+ Weddings, Opening for business
− Placing the bed, Felling trees
25初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
−
26初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
27初六
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Planting
28初七
+ Placing the bed, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Weddings
29初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Breaking ground
30初九
+ Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
31初十
+ Weddings, Travel
− Digging wells, Praying for blessings