Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 1963
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初六
+ Praying for children, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Opening for business, Weddings
2初七
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Burial
3初八
Laba Festival
+ Medical treatment, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
4初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building bridges, Installing doors
5初十
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
6Minor Cold
Epiphany
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Building temples, Moving into a new home
7十二
Orthodox Christmas
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
8十三
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Weddings
9十四
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
10十五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
11十六
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Visiting the sick, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
12十七
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving into a new home, Consecrating sacred images
13十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
14十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Installing mortars and millstones
− Weddings, Burial
15二十
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Opening for business
16廿一
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Opening for business
17廿二
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
18廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Opening for business, Felling trees
19廿四
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building a stove
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
20廿五
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Encoffining
21Major Cold
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening granaries, Weddings
22廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
23廿八
+ Ritual bathing, Cleansing and exorcism
− Building a stove, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
24廿九
New Year's Eve (Chuxi)
+ Travel, Weddings
−
25正月
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
Seollal (Korean New Year)
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving house
26初二
+ Visiting family and friends, Betrothal gifts
− Travel, Medical treatment
27初三
Start of Ramadan
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Roofing, Opening for business
28初四
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
29初五
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
30初六
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Breaking ground for a grave, Felling trees
31初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening granaries, Roofing