Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 2026
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building and repairs
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
2二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Travel
3廿一
+ Receiving wealth, Opening for business
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
4廿二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
5廿三
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Burial
6廿四
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
7Start of Autumn
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
8廿六
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
9廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Nothing is favourable
10廿八
+ Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Planting, Building a stove
11廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
12三十
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Encoffining
13七月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Breaking ground
− Consecrating sacred images, Travel
14初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Placing the bed, Breaking ground
15初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Travel
16初四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Felling trees, Thanking the Earth God
17初五
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Lawsuits
18初六
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
19初七
Qixi Festival
+ Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
20初八
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Praying for blessings, Betrothal gifts
21初九
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Digging wells, Haircut
22初十
+ Installing machinery, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Weddings
23End of Heat
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Funeral procession, Burial
24十二
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Raising the ridge beam
25十三
Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
26十四
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Planting, Digging wells
27十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
28十六
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
29十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Haircut
− Weddings, Planting
30十八
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
31十九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Rites for wandering spirits
− Opening for business, Trading