Chinese almanac for January 2024
Solar terms this month: Minor Cold (Xiao Han, 小寒), 6 January at 04:49; Major Cold (Da Han, 大寒), 20 January at 22:07 (Malaysia time).
Mon 1 Jan · 11th lunar month, day 20 · Wood Rat (Jia Zi, 甲子) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Trading (交易), Taking in new household members (进人口), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Catching pests (捕捉), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓) and more
Tue 2 Jan · 11th lunar month, day 21 · Wood Ox (Yi Chou, 乙丑) · Remove · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Making carts and tools (造车器), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福) and more
Wed 3 Jan · 11th lunar month, day 22 · Fire Tiger (Bing Yin, 丙寅) · Full · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Travel (出行) and more
Thu 4 Jan · 11th lunar month, day 23 · Fire Rabbit (Ding Mao, 丁卯) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服), Burials (安葬), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Fri 5 Jan · 11th lunar month, day 24 · Earth Dragon (Wu Chen, 戊辰) · Stable · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Consecrating a statue (开光), Setting up the home altar (安香) and more
Sat 6 Jan · 11th lunar month, day 25 · Earth Snake (Ji Si, 己巳) · Stable · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Taking in new household members (进人口), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土), Raising pillars (竖柱) and more
Sun 7 Jan · 11th lunar month, day 26 · Metal Horse (Geng Wu, 庚午) · Initiate · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Travel (出行), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Ritual bathing (沐浴) and more
Mon 8 Jan · 11th lunar month, day 27 · Metal Goat (Xin Wei, 辛未) · Destruction · black path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Tue 9 Jan · 11th lunar month, day 28 · Water Monkey (Ren Shen, 壬申) · Danger · yellow path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Making holy images (塑绘), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Taking off mourning clothes (除服) and more
Wed 10 Jan · 11th lunar month, day 29 · Water Rooster (Gui You, 癸酉) · Success · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服), Moving a coffin (移柩), Opening a grave for reburial (启钻), Burials (安葬) and more
Thu 11 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 1 · Wood Dog (Jia Xu, 甲戌) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Making holy images (塑绘), Consecrating a statue (开光), Taking off mourning clothes (除服) and more
Fri 12 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 2 · Wood Pig (Yi Hai, 乙亥) · Open · yellow path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Travel (出行), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Praying for blessings (祈福), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮) and more
Sat 13 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 3 · Fire Rat (Bing Zi, 丙子) · Close · black path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Setting up the bed (安床), Installing machinery (安机械) and more
Sun 14 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 4 · Fire Ox (Ding Chou, 丁丑) · Establish · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Training cattle and horses (教牛马), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Mon 15 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 5 · Earth Tiger (Wu Yin, 戊寅) · Remove · yellow path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Hanging a signboard (挂匾), Consecrating a statue (开光), Cleansing and clearing out (解除) and more
Tue 16 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 6 · Earth Rabbit (Ji Mao, 己卯) · Full · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Receiving money (纳财), Digging a pond (开池), Mending walls (补垣) and more
Wed 17 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 7 · Metal Dragon (Geng Chen, 庚辰) · Balance · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Thu 18 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 8 · Metal Snake (Xin Si, 辛巳) · Stable · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Breaking ground (动土), Visiting family and friends (会亲友) and more
Fri 19 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 9 · Water Horse (Ren Wu, 壬午) · Initiate · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Consecrating a statue (开光), Moving into a new home (入宅) and more
Sat 20 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 10 · Water Goat (Gui Wei, 癸未) · Destruction · black path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 21 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 11 · Wood Monkey (Jia Shen, 甲申) · Danger · yellow path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行) and more
Mon 22 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 12 · Wood Rooster (Yi You, 乙酉) · Success · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Breaking ground for a grave (破土), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服), Opening a grave for reburial (启钻) and more
Tue 23 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 13 · Fire Dog (Bing Xu, 丙戌) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Wed 24 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 14 · Fire Pig (Ding Hai, 丁亥) · Open · yellow path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Receiving money (纳财), Buying livestock (纳畜), Building animal pens (造畜稠) and more
Thu 25 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 15 · Earth Rat (Wu Zi, 戊子) · Close · black path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Setting up the bed (安床), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Moving a coffin (移柩) and more
Fri 26 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 16 · Earth Ox (Ji Chou, 己丑) · Establish · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Building animal pens (造畜稠), Training cattle and horses (教牛马), Acupuncture (针灸), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sat 27 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 17 · Metal Tiger (Geng Yin, 庚寅) · Remove · yellow path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Ritual bathing (沐浴), Making holy images (塑绘), Consecrating a statue (开光), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Opening a business (开市) and more
Sun 28 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 18 · Metal Rabbit (Xin Mao, 辛卯) · Full · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Travel (出行), Haircuts (理发), Setting up the bed (安床), Opening a grave for reburial (启钻), Burials (安葬) and more
Mon 29 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 19 · Water Dragon (Ren Chen, 壬辰) · Balance · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Tue 30 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 20 · Water Snake (Gui Si, 癸巳) · Stable · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Consecrating a statue (开光), Felling trees (伐木), Moving the altar out before works (出火), Demolition (拆卸) and more
Wed 31 Jan · 12th lunar month, day 21 · Wood Horse (Jia Wu, 甲午) · Initiate · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Moving into a new home (入宅), Moving house (移徙), Setting up the bed (安床) and more
The good-for and avoid lists come from the open-source lunar calendar library (6tail), whose author built them from a popular Chinese calendar website’s data. Almanacs differ on these lists, and unlike the rest of this site they are not quoted from a classical text. How the rest is worked out
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