Chinese almanac for December 2025
Solar terms this month: Major Snow (Da Xue, 大雪), 7 December at 05:04; Winter Solstice (Dong Zhi, 冬至), 21 December at 23:03 (Malaysia time).
Mon 1 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 12 · Wood Dragon (Jia Chen, 甲辰) · Initiate · yellow 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
Tue 2 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 13 · Wood Snake (Yi Si, 乙巳) · Destruction · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Seeing a doctor (求医), Medical treatment (治病) and more
Wed 3 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 14 · Fire Horse (Bing Wu, 丙午) · Danger · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Breaking ground for a grave (破土), Burials (安葬), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服) and more
Thu 4 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 15 · Fire Goat (Ding Wei, 丁未) · Success · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Building and repairs (修造) and more
Fri 5 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 16 · Earth Monkey (Wu Shen, 戊申) · Receive · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Catching pests (捕捉), Hunting (畋猎), Making nets (结网), Cleaning the house (扫舍)
Sat 6 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 17 · Earth Rooster (Ji You, 己酉) · Open · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Opening a business (开市), Receiving money (纳财), Travel (出行), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣) and more
Sun 7 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 18 · Metal Dog (Geng Xu, 庚戌) · Open · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for blessings (祈福), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Making beams (作梁), Breaking ground (动土) and more
Mon 8 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 19 · Metal Pig (Xin Hai, 辛亥) · Close · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Making beams (作梁), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土), Hanging a door (安门), Building a stove (作灶), Sealing holes (塞穴) and more
Tue 9 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 20 · Water Rat (Ren Zi, 壬子) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Burials (安葬), Opening a grave for reburial (启钻), Moving a coffin (移柩), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服)
Wed 10 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 21 · Water Ox (Gui Chou, 癸丑) · Remove · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Travel (出行), Moving the altar out before works (出火) and more
Thu 11 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 22 · Wood Tiger (Jia Yin, 甲寅) · Full · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Haircuts (理发), Consecrating a statue (开光), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Demolition (拆卸), Building and repairs (修造), Burials (安葬) and more
Fri 12 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 23 · Wood Rabbit (Yi Mao, 乙卯) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sat 13 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 24 · Fire Dragon (Bing Chen, 丙辰) · Stable · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Moving into a new home (入宅), Setting up the bed (安床), Consecrating a statue (开光), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Moving the altar out before works (出火), Demolition (拆卸) and more
Sun 14 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 25 · Fire Snake (Ding Si, 丁巳) · Initiate · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Mon 15 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 26 · Earth Horse (Wu Wu, 戊午) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Tue 16 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 27 · Earth Goat (Ji Wei, 己未) · Danger · black path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Setting up the bed (安床), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Felling trees (伐木) and more
Wed 17 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 28 · Metal Monkey (Geng Shen, 庚申) · Success · yellow path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Thu 18 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 29 · Metal Rooster (Xin You, 辛酉) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Consecrating a statue (开光), Haircuts (理发), Trimming nails (整手足甲), Setting up the bed (安床), Building a stove (作灶) and more
Fri 19 Dec · 10th lunar month, day 30 · Water Dog (Ren Xu, 壬戌) · Open · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Consecrating a statue (开光), Demolition (拆卸), Building and repairs (修造) and more
Sat 20 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 1 · Water Pig (Gui Hai, 癸亥) · Close · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Ritual bathing (沐浴), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Mending walls (补垣), Sealing holes (塞穴), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Building and repairs (修造) and more
Sun 21 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 2 · 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
Mon 22 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 3 · 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
Tue 23 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 4 · 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
Wed 24 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 5 · 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)
Thu 25 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 6 · 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
Fri 26 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 7 · Earth Snake (Ji Si, 己巳) · Initiate · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮) and more
Sat 27 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 8 · Metal Horse (Geng Wu, 庚午) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Medical treatment (治病), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 28 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 9 · Metal Goat (Xin Wei, 辛未) · Danger · black path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Setting up the bed (安床), Setting up trestles (架马), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Making holy images (塑绘), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行) and more
Mon 29 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 10 · Water Monkey (Ren Shen, 壬申) · Success · yellow path · clashes Tiger (虎)
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
Tue 30 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 11 · Water Rooster (Gui You, 癸酉) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Haircuts (理发), Receiving money (纳财), Taking in new household members (进人口), Planting (栽种) and more
Wed 31 Dec · 11th lunar month, day 12 · Wood Dog (Jia Xu, 甲戌) · Open · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Making holy images (塑绘) 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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