Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, December 2040
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Nothing is favourable
2廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Visiting family and friends
− Moving into a new home, Building a stove
3廿九
+ Haircut, Visiting family and friends
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
4十一月
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building a stove, Medical treatment
5初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Praying for blessings
− Building a stove, Medical treatment
6Major Snow
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Opening for business, Building temples
7初四
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Preparing one's own tomb, Breaking ground for a grave
8初五
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
9初六
+ Placing the bed, Setting up carpentry trestles
− Building a stove, Installing doors
10初七
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Felling trees, Making beams
11初八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Visiting family and friends, Burial
12初九
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Opening for business
13初十
+ Moving into a new home, Moving house
− Weddings, Opening for business
14十一
Day of Arafah
+ Building livestock pens, Training oxen and horses
− Moving into a new home, Moving house
15十二
Eid al-Adha
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
16十三
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Praying for blessings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
17十四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Repairing roads
− Moving house, Moving into a new home
18十五
+ Weddings, Coming-of-age ceremony
− Opening for business, Betrothal gifts
19十六
+ Weddings, Making agreements
− Travel, Digging wells
20十七
Yalda Night
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Moving house
21Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice (Dongzhi)
+ Coming-of-age ceremony, Receiving wealth
− Installing doors, Breaking ground
22十九
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Breaking ground
23二十
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Opening for business, Fasting and Taoist rites
24廿一
+ Praying for blessings, Fasting and Taoist rites
− Moving house, Opening for business
25廿二
Christmas
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Weddings, Praying for blessings
26廿三
+ Hanging bed curtains, Cutting cloth for garments
− Moving into a new home, Breaking ground
27廿四
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Making beams
28廿五
+ Receiving wealth, Opening for business
− Weddings, Moving house
29廿六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Moving into a new home, Building and repairs
30廿七
+ Sculpting and painting deities, Consecrating sacred images
− Digging wells, Felling trees
31廿八
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Sculpting and painting deities
− Travel, Burial