Chinese almanac for February 2027
Solar terms this month: Start of Spring (Li Chun, 立春), 4 February at 09:46; Rain Water (Yu Shui, 雨水), 19 February at 05:33 (Malaysia time).
Mon 1 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 25 · Metal Pig (Xin Hai, 辛亥) · Open · yellow path · clashes Snake (蛇)
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), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Ritual bathing (沐浴) and more
Tue 2 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 26 · Water Rat (Ren Zi, 壬子) · Close · black path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Receiving money (纳财), Setting up the bed (安床), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Building animal pens (造畜稠) and more
Wed 3 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 27 · Water Ox (Gui Chou, 癸丑) · Establish · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Training cattle and horses (教牛马), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Thu 4 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 28 · Wood Tiger (Jia Yin, 甲寅) · Establish · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Felling trees (伐木), Making beams (作梁), Receiving money (纳财), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券)
Fri 5 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 29 · Wood Rabbit (Yi Mao, 乙卯) · Remove · black path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
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
Sat 6 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 1 · Fire Dragon (Bing Chen, 丙辰) · Full · yellow path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Travel (出行), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Raising the roof beam (上梁) and more
Sun 7 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 2 · Fire Snake (Ding Si, 丁巳) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Mon 8 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 3 · Earth Horse (Wu Wu, 戊午) · Stable · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Making carts and tools (造车器), 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) and more
Tue 9 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 4 · Earth Goat (Ji Wei, 己未) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Breaking ground (动土), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Weddings (嫁娶), Moving a coffin (移柩), Burials (安葬), Breaking ground for a grave (破土)
Wed 10 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 5 · Metal Monkey (Geng Shen, 庚申) · Destruction · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Seeing a doctor (求医), Medical treatment (治病), Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Thu 11 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 6 · Metal Rooster (Xin You, 辛酉) · Danger · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Preparing one’s own grave (开生坟), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服) and more
Fri 12 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 7 · Water Dog (Ren Xu, 壬戌) · Success · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Sealing holes (塞穴), Making nets (结网), Breaking ground for a grave (破土), Thanking the earth after building (谢土), Burials (安葬) and more
Sat 13 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 8 · Water Pig (Gui Hai, 癸亥) · Receive · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Haircuts (理发), Building a stove (作灶), Making nets (结网), Planting (栽种)
Sun 14 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 9 · Wood Rat (Jia Zi, 甲子) · Open · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Travel (出行) and more
Mon 15 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 10 · Wood Ox (Yi Chou, 乙丑) · Close · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Buying livestock (纳畜), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Opening a grave for reburial (启钻) and more
Tue 16 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 11 · Fire Tiger (Bing Yin, 丙寅) · Establish · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Felling trees (伐木), Raising pillars (竖柱), Raising the roof beam (上梁), Trading (交易) and more
Wed 17 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 12 · Fire Rabbit (Ding Mao, 丁卯) · Remove · black path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Consecrating a statue (开光), Weddings (嫁娶), Travel (出行) and more
Thu 18 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 13 · Earth Dragon (Wu Chen, 戊辰) · Full · yellow path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Setting up the bed (安床), Installing machinery (安机械), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福) and more
Fri 19 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 14 · Earth Snake (Ji Si, 己巳) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Building a stove (作灶), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sat 20 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 15 · Metal Horse (Geng Wu, 庚午) · Stable · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Buying property (置产)
Sun 21 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 16 · Metal Goat (Xin Wei, 辛未) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Travel (出行), Building and repairs (修造) and more
Mon 22 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 17 · Water Monkey (Ren Shen, 壬申) · Destruction · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Haircuts (理发), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Pulling down a house (破屋) and more
Tue 23 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 18 · Water Rooster (Gui You, 癸酉) · Danger · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Setting up the home altar (安香), Moving the altar out before works (出火) and more
Wed 24 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 19 · Wood Dog (Jia Xu, 甲戌) · Success · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Sealing holes (塞穴), Making nets (结网), Fishing (取渔), Hunting (畋猎)
Thu 25 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 20 · Wood Pig (Yi Hai, 乙亥) · Receive · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Travel (出行), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Building and repairs (修造) and more
Fri 26 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 21 · Fire Rat (Bing Zi, 丙子) · Open · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Travel (出行), Opening a business (开市) and more
Sat 27 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 22 · Fire Ox (Ding Chou, 丁丑) · Close · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Taking off mourning clothes (除服) and more
Sun 28 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 23 · Earth Tiger (Wu Yin, 戊寅) · Establish · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Raising pillars (竖柱), Raising the roof beam (上梁), Signing contracts (立券), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓) 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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