Calendars · Find auspicious days
Chinese almanac, August 2106
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
2初三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Building and repairs
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
3初四
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Ritual bathing
− Weddings, Travel
4初五
+ Receiving wealth, Opening for business
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Moving into a new home
5初六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Decorating walls
− Opening for business, Breaking ground
6初七
Qixi Festival
+ Making agreements, Betrothal gifts
− Weddings, Burial
7初八
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
8Start of Autumn
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Blocking holes against pests
− Nothing is favourable
9初十
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Nothing is favourable
10十一
Tisha B'Av
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Encoffining
− Nothing is favourable
11十二
+ Weddings, Moving the altar fire before renovation
− Planting, Building a stove
12十三
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Consecrating sacred images
− Breaking ground, Breaking ground for a grave
13十四
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Roofing, Encoffining
14十五
Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Breaking ground
− Consecrating sacred images, Travel
15十六
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cutting cloth for garments
− Placing the bed, Breaking ground
16十七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Cleansing and exorcism
− Weddings, Travel
17十八
+ Betrothal gifts, Making agreements
− Felling trees, Thanking the Earth God
18十九
+ Decorating walls, Repairing roads
− Weddings, Lawsuits
19二十
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Fasting and Taoist rites, Opening for business
20廿一
+ Breaking ground for a grave, Burial
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
21廿二
+ Pulling down a house, Pulling down walls
− Praying for blessings, Betrothal gifts
22廿三
+ Weddings, Consecrating sacred images
− Digging wells, Haircut
23End of Heat
+ Installing machinery, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Weddings
24廿五
+ Weddings, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Funeral procession, Burial
25廿六
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Moving into a new home, Raising the ridge beam
26廿七
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Travel
− Weddings, Moving into a new home
27廿八
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Planting, Digging wells
28廿九
+ Cleansing and exorcism, Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
− Moving the altar fire before renovation, Weddings
29八月
+ Ritual bathing, Haircut
− Opening for business, Moving into a new home
30初二
+ Sacrifices and ancestor offerings, Haircut
− Weddings, Planting
31初三
Start of Ramadan
+ Weddings, Betrothal gifts
− Opening for business, Signing contracts