Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 1989
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Felling trees, Acquiring livestock
2廿五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Weddings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
3廿六
+ Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
4廿七
+ Trading, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
5Minor Cold
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
6廿九
Epiphany
+ Ritual bathing, Cleansing and exorcism
− Building a stove, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
7三十
Orthodox Christmas
+ Travel, Weddings
−
8十二月
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Moving house
9初二
+ Visiting family and friends, Betrothal gifts
− Travel, Medical treatment
10初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Roofing, Opening for business
11初四
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Pulling down a house
− Nothing is favourable
12初五
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Moving into a new home, Placing the bed
13初六
+ Encoffining, Removing mourning clothes
− Breaking ground for a grave, Felling trees
14初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Opening granaries, Roofing
15初八
Laba Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Planting, Encoffining
16初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building a stove, Digging wells
17初十
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Cleaning the house
−
18十一
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
19十二
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Building and repairs, Raising the ridge beam
20Major Cold
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
−
21十四
Tu BiShvat
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Digging wells, Burial
22十五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Digging wells, Burial
23十六
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
24十七
+ Weddings, Opening for business
− Placing the bed, Felling trees
25十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
−
26十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Nothing is favourable
27二十
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Planting
28廿一
+ Placing the bed, Cutting cloth for garments
− Buying property, Weddings
29廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Breaking ground
30廿三
Little New Year (Xiaonian)
+ Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting deities
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
31廿四
+ Weddings, Travel
− Digging wells, Praying for blessings