Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 2000
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初二
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Digging wells, Felling trees
2初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Digging channels, Building boats
3初四
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving house, Planting
4初五
+ Setting up the loom, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Consecrating sacred images, Medical treatment
5初六
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
6初七
Qixi Festival
+ Building and repairs, Breaking ground
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
7Start of Autumn
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Opening for business
8初九
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Burial
9初十
+ Ritual bathing, Decorating walls
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
10十一
Tisha B'Av
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Burial
11十二
+ Catching pests, Making nets
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
12十三
+ Ritual bathing, Medical treatment
− Nothing is favourable
13十四
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
14十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Consecrating sacred images, Acupuncture and moxibustion
15十六
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Burial
16十七
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Making beams
17十八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Consecrating sacred images
18十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground for a grave, Buying property
19二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Visiting family and friends
20廿一
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Receiving wealth
21廿二
+ Building a stove, Ritual bathing
− Nothing is favourable
22廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for children
− Weddings, Moving house
23End of Heat
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
24廿五
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
25廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Nothing is favourable
26廿七
+ Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Planting, Building a stove
27廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
28廿九
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Encoffining
29八月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Breaking ground
− Consecrating sacred images, Travel
30初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Placing the bed, Breaking ground
31初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Travel