Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 1939
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十六
+ Repairing walls, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
2十七
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Burial
3十八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
4十九
+ Weddings, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
5二十
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening granaries, Shipping goods
6廿一
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Breaking ground for a grave
7廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
8Start of Autumn
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Opening for business, Trading
9廿四
+ Ritual bathing, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
10廿五
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
11廿六
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
12廿七
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Digging wells, Travel
13廿八
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Moving into a new home
14廿九
+ Weddings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
15七月
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
16初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Travel
17初三
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Praying for blessings, Opening for business
18初四
+ Travel, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Installing doors
19初五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
20初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Betrothal gifts
21初七
Qixi Festival
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Funeral procession, Burial
22初八
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Breaking ground, Making agreements
23初九
+ Praying for blessings, Praying for children
−
24End of Heat
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
−
25十一
+ Praying for blessings, Travel
−
26十二
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
27十三
+ Weddings, Travel
− Building a stove, Breaking ground
28十四
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Opening for business
29十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Burial
30十六
+ Ritual bathing, Decorating walls
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
31十七
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Burial