Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 1996
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十七
+ Repairing walls, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
2十八
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Burial
3十九
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
4二十
+ Weddings, Travel
− Praying for blessings, Breaking ground
5廿一
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening granaries, Shipping goods
6廿二
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Breaking ground for a grave
7Start of Autumn
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
8廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Opening for business, Trading
9廿五
+ Ritual bathing, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
10廿六
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
11廿七
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
12廿八
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Digging wells, Travel
13廿九
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Moving into a new home
14七月
+ Weddings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
15初二
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
16初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Travel
17初四
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Praying for blessings, Opening for business
18初五
+ Travel, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Installing doors
19初六
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
20初七
Qixi Festival
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Catching pests
− Weddings, Betrothal gifts
21初八
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Funeral procession, Burial
22初九
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Breaking ground, Making agreements
23End of Heat
+ Praying for blessings, Praying for children
−
24十一
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
−
25十二
+ Praying for blessings, Travel
−
26十三
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
27十四
+ Weddings, Travel
− Building a stove, Breaking ground
28十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Opening for business
29十六
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Burial
30十七
+ Ritual bathing, Decorating walls
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
31十八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Burial