Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 1978
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
2廿九
+ Building and repairs, Breaking ground
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
3三十
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Raising the ridge beam, Moving into a new home
4七月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
5初二
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Building a stove
6初三
Start of Ramadan
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Fasting and Taoist rites
7初四
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Weddings, Burial
8Start of Autumn
+ Ritual bathing, Medical treatment
− Nothing is favourable
9初六
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
10初七
Qixi Festival
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Consecrating sacred images, Acupuncture and moxibustion
11初八
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Burial
12初九
Tisha B'Av
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Making beams
13初十
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Consecrating sacred images
14十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground for a grave, Buying property
15十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Visiting family and friends
16十三
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Receiving wealth
17十四
+ Building a stove, Ritual bathing
− Nothing is favourable
18十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for children
− Weddings, Moving house
19十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
20十七
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
21十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Nothing is favourable
22十九
+ Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Planting, Building a stove
23End of Heat
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
24廿一
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Encoffining
25廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Breaking ground
− Consecrating sacred images, Travel
26廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Placing the bed, Breaking ground
27廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Travel
28廿五
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Felling trees, Thanking the Earth God
29廿六
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Lawsuits
30廿七
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
31廿八
+ Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
− Weddings, Moving into a new home