Chinese almanac for September 2025
Solar terms this month: White Dew (Bai Lu, 白露), 7 September at 16:51; Autumn Equinox (Qiu Fen, 秋分), 23 September at 02:19 (Malaysia time).
Mon 1 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 10 · Water Rooster (Gui You, 癸酉) · Remove · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土) and more
Tue 2 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 11 · Wood Dog (Jia Xu, 甲戌) · Full · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Ritual bathing (沐浴), Haircuts (理发), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Making holy images (塑绘), Consecrating a statue (开光), Planting (栽种) and more
Wed 3 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 12 · Wood Pig (Yi Hai, 乙亥) · Balance · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Haircuts (理发), Building a stove (作灶), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂)
Thu 4 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 13 · Fire Rat (Bing Zi, 丙子) · Stable · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮) and more
Fri 5 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 14 · Fire Ox (Ding Chou, 丁丑) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Offerings for wandering spirits (普渡), Catching pests (捕捉), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Making nets (结网), Hunting (畋猎) and more
Sat 6 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 15 · Earth Tiger (Wu Yin, 戊寅) · Destruction · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Ritual bathing (沐浴), Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 7 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 16 · Earth Rabbit (Ji Mao, 己卯) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Mon 8 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 17 · Metal Dragon (Geng Chen, 庚辰) · Danger · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Travel (出行), Moving the altar out before works (出火), Demolition (拆卸) and more
Tue 9 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 18 · Metal Snake (Xin Si, 辛巳) · Success · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Hanging a signboard (挂匾), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Consecrating a statue (开光) and more
Wed 10 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 19 · Water Horse (Ren Wu, 壬午) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Haircuts (理发), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Taking in new household members (进人口), Weddings (嫁娶), Acupuncture (针灸) and more
Thu 11 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 20 · Water Goat (Gui Wei, 癸未) · Open · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Setting up a tombstone (立碑), Repairing a grave (修坟), Opening a grave for reburial (启钻), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服) and more
Fri 12 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 21 · Wood Monkey (Jia Shen, 甲申) · Close · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Travel (出行), Felling trees (伐木), Demolition (拆卸), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土) and more
Sat 13 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 22 · Wood Rooster (Yi You, 乙酉) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Travel (出行), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 14 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 23 · Fire Dog (Bing Xu, 丙戌) · Remove · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Making holy images (塑绘), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行), Cleansing and clearing out (解除) and more
Mon 15 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 24 · Fire Pig (Ding Hai, 丁亥) · Full · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Hanging a signboard (挂匾), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行) and more
Tue 16 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 25 · Earth Rat (Wu Zi, 戊子) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Wed 17 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 26 · Earth Ox (Ji Chou, 己丑) · Stable · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
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), Travel (出行) and more
Thu 18 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 27 · Metal Tiger (Geng Yin, 庚寅) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Fri 19 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 28 · Metal Rabbit (Xin Mao, 辛卯) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Medical treatment (治病), Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sat 20 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 29 · Water Dragon (Ren Chen, 壬辰) · Danger · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行) and more
Sun 21 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 30 · Water Snake (Gui Si, 癸巳) · Success · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Receiving money (纳财), Hanging a signboard (挂匾), Planting (栽种) and more
Mon 22 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 1 · Wood Horse (Jia Wu, 甲午) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Haircuts (理发), Taking in new household members (进人口), Building a stove (作灶), Moving a coffin (移柩) and more
Tue 23 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 2 · Wood Goat (Yi Wei, 乙未) · Open · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Repairing a grave (修坟), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服), Opening a grave for reburial (启钻), Moving a coffin (移柩) and more
Wed 24 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 3 · Fire Monkey (Bing Shen, 丙申) · Close · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Installing machinery (安机械), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Buying livestock (纳畜), Raising livestock (牧养) and more
Thu 25 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 4 · Fire Rooster (Ding You, 丁酉) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Travel (出行), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Burials (安葬), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Fri 26 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 5 · Earth Dog (Wu Xu, 戊戌) · Remove · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Travel (出行), Building and repairs (修造) and more
Sat 27 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 6 · Earth Pig (Ji Hai, 己亥) · Full · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
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), Hanging a signboard (挂匾) and more
Sun 28 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 7 · Metal Rat (Geng Zi, 庚子) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Mon 29 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 8 · Metal Ox (Xin Chou, 辛丑) · Stable · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土) and more
Tue 30 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 9 · Water Tiger (Ren Yin, 壬寅) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Demolition (拆卸), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土), Raising pillars (竖柱) 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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