Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 2023
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Monday
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Saturday
1十五
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Digging wells, Felling trees
2十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Digging channels, Building boats
3十七
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving house, Planting
4十八
+ Setting up the loom, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Consecrating sacred images, Medical treatment
5十九
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
6二十
+ Building and repairs, Breaking ground
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
7廿一
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Raising the ridge beam, Moving into a new home
8Start of Autumn
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Burial
9廿三
+ Ritual bathing, Decorating walls
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
10廿四
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Burial
11廿五
+ Catching pests, Making nets
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
12廿六
+ Ritual bathing, Medical treatment
− Nothing is favourable
13廿七
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
14廿八
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Consecrating sacred images, Acupuncture and moxibustion
15廿九
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground, Burial
16七月
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving into a new home, Making beams
17初二
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Consecrating sacred images
18初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground for a grave, Buying property
19初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Visiting family and friends
20初五
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Weddings, Receiving wealth
21初六
+ Building a stove, Ritual bathing
− Nothing is favourable
22初七
Qixi Festival
+ 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初九
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
25初十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Nothing is favourable
26十一
+ Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Planting, Building a stove
27十二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
28十三
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Encoffining
29十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Breaking ground
− Consecrating sacred images, Travel
30十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Placing the bed, Breaking ground
31十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Travel