Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, January 2040
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1十七
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
2十八
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Making beams
3十九
+ Receiving wealth, Opening for business
− Weddings, Moving house
4二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Moving into a new home, Building and repairs
5廿一
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Digging wells, Felling trees
6Minor Cold
Epiphany
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Funeral procession
7廿三
Orthodox Christmas
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Felling trees, Opening for business
8廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
9廿五
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Building temples
10廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
11廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Weddings, Opening for business
12廿八
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Hanging bed curtains
13廿九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Buying property
14十二月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Training oxen and horses
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
15初二
Islamic New Year
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Building a stove, Burial
16初三
+ Travel, Laying foundations
− Hanging a signboard, Moving into a new home
17初四
+ Repairing roads, Avoid everything else
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
18初五
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Travel
19初六
+ Ritual bathing, Catching pests
− Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
20Major Cold
Timkat (Epiphany)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Pulling down a house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Weddings
21初八
Laba Festival
+ Ritual bathing, Opening granaries
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
22初九
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Building temples, Moving into a new home
23初十
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Placing the bed
24十一
Ashura
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building temples, Weddings
25十二
+ Trading, Signing contracts
− Consecrating sacred images, Weddings
26十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Breaking ground for a grave, Breaking ground
27十四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Visiting the sick, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
28十五
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Moving into a new home, Consecrating sacred images
29十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
30十七
Tu BiShvat
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Installing mortars and millstones
− Weddings, Burial
31十八
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Opening for business