Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, May 2040
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Avoid everything else
− Building temples, Weddings
2廿二
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Encoffining, Burial
3廿三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Digging wells, Installing doors
4廿四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
− Digging wells, Breaking ground
5Start of Summer
+ Blocking holes against pests, Exterminating termites
− Weddings, Burial
6廿六
Orthodox Easter
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Building a stove, Placing the bed
7廿七
+ Consecrating sacred images, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Planting
8廿八
+ Betrothal gifts, Weddings
− Felling trees, Burial
9廿九
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Building a stove, Weddings
10三十
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts
11四月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Consecrating sacred images, Burial
12初二
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Building a stove, Opening for business
13初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Placing the bed, Raising the ridge beam
14初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Making nets
− Visiting the sick, Weddings
15初五
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Moving into a new home, Installing doors
16初六
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Roofing, Building bridges
17初七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Burial
18初八
Shavuot
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Travel
19初九
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Building a stove
20Grain Buds
Pentecost
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Praying for blessings, Weddings
21十一
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
22十二
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
23十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Funeral procession, Burial
24十四
+ Ritual bathing, Cleaning the house
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
25十五
+ Opening for business, Trading
− Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
26十六
+ Planting, Catching pests
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
27十七
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
28十八
+ Avoid everything else
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29十九
+ Blocking holes against pests, Exterminating termites
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
30二十
+ Consecrating sacred images, Travel
−
31廿一
+ Adding to the household (adoption, hiring), Raising livestock
− Nothing is favourable