Calendars · Find auspicious days

Chinese almanac, January 1916

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Breaking ground for a grave
2廿七
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Building a stove
3廿八
+ Travel, Ritual bathing
− Moving into a new home, Burial
4廿九
+ Training oxen and horses, Avoid everything else
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
5十二月
+ Weddings, Travel
− Opening for business, Burial
6Minor Cold
Epiphany
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Building a stove, Burial
7初三
Orthodox Christmas
+ Travel, Laying foundations
− Hanging a signboard, Moving into a new home
8初四
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
9初五
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Travel
10初六
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
11初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
12初八
Laba Festival
+ Ritual bathing, Opening granaries
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
13初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Building temples, Moving into a new home
14初十
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
15十一
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Weddings
16十二
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
17十三
Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
18十四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Visiting the sick, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
19十五
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving into a new home, Consecrating sacred images
20十六
Timkat (Epiphany)
Tu BiShvat
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
21Major Cold
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Installing mortars and millstones
− Weddings, Burial
22十八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Opening for business
23十九
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Opening for business
24二十
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
25廿一
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Opening for business, Felling trees
26廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
27廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Encoffining
28廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening granaries, Weddings
29廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
30廿六
+ Ritual bathing, Cleansing and exorcism
− Building a stove, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
31廿七
+ Travel, Weddings
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