Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 2012
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十四
+ Setting up the loom, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Consecrating sacred images, Medical treatment
2十五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
3十六
+ Building and repairs, Breaking ground
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
4十七
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Raising the ridge beam, Moving into a new home
5十八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Weddings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
6十九
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Building a stove
7Start of Autumn
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Burial
8廿一
+ Catching pests, Making nets
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
9廿二
+ Ritual bathing, Medical treatment
− Nothing is favourable
10廿三
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
11廿四
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Consecrating sacred images, Acupuncture and moxibustion
12廿五
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Burial
13廿六
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Making beams
14廿七
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Consecrating sacred images
15廿八
Laylat al-Qadr
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground for a grave, Buying property
16廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Visiting family and friends
17七月
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Receiving wealth
18初二
+ Building a stove, Ritual bathing
− Nothing is favourable
19初三
Eid al-Fitr
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for children
− Weddings, Moving house
20初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
21初五
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
22初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Nothing is favourable
23End of Heat
Qixi Festival
+ Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Planting, Building a stove
24初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
25初九
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Encoffining
26初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Breaking ground
− Consecrating sacred images, Travel
27十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Placing the bed, Breaking ground
28十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Travel
29十三
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Felling trees, Thanking the Earth God
30十四
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Lawsuits
31十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business