Chinese almanac for July 2027
Solar terms this month: Minor Heat (Xiao Shu, 小暑), 7 July at 15:37; Major Heat (Da Shu, 大暑), 23 July at 09:04 (Malaysia time).
Thu 1 Jul · 5th lunar month, day 27 · Metal Snake (Xin Si, 辛巳) · Close · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土), Building a stove (作灶), Moving house (移徙) and more
Fri 2 Jul · 5th lunar month, day 28 · Water Horse (Ren Wu, 壬午) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Trading (交易), Receiving money (纳财)
Sat 3 Jul · 5th lunar month, day 29 · Water Goat (Gui Wei, 癸未) · Remove · black path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Installing machinery (安机械) and more
Sun 4 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 1 · Wood Monkey (Jia Shen, 甲申) · Full · yellow path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for children (求嗣), Travel (出行), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Weddings (嫁娶), Felling trees (伐木) and more
Mon 5 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 2 · Wood Rooster (Yi You, 乙酉) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Haircuts (理发), Weddings (嫁娶), Building a stove (作灶), Trimming nails (整手足甲) and more
Tue 6 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 3 · Fire Dog (Bing Xu, 丙戌) · Stable · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Installing machinery (安机械), Moving house (移徙), Moving into a new home (入宅), Travel (出行), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福) and more
Wed 7 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 4 · Fire Pig (Ding Hai, 丁亥) · Stable · yellow path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Consecrating a statue (开光), Felling trees (伐木), Moving the altar out before works (出火) and more
Thu 8 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 5 · Earth Rat (Wu Zi, 戊子) · Initiate · black path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Haircuts (理发), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Burials (安葬), Breaking ground for a grave (破土)
Fri 9 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 6 · Earth Ox (Ji Chou, 己丑) · Destruction · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sat 10 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 7 · Metal Tiger (Geng Yin, 庚寅) · Danger · yellow path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Receiving money (纳财), Breaking ground (动土), Consecrating a statue (开光) and more
Sun 11 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 8 · Metal Rabbit (Xin Mao, 辛卯) · Success · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
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), Praying for children (求嗣) and more
Mon 12 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 9 · Water Dragon (Ren Chen, 壬辰) · Receive · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Building a stove (作灶), Trading (交易), Receiving money (纳财), Planting (栽种) and more
Tue 13 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 10 · Water Snake (Gui Si, 癸巳) · Open · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采) and more
Wed 14 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 11 · Wood Horse (Jia Wu, 甲午) · Close · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Setting up a loom (经络), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Mending walls (补垣), Sealing holes (塞穴), Taking off mourning clothes (除服) and more
Thu 15 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 12 · Wood Goat (Yi Wei, 乙未) · Establish · black path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Travel (出行), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Trading (交易) and more
Fri 16 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 13 · Fire Monkey (Bing Shen, 丙申) · Remove · yellow path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土), Installing machinery (安机械), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Cleansing and clearing out (解除) and more
Sat 17 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 14 · Fire Rooster (Ding You, 丁酉) · Full · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Making carts and tools (造车器), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行) and more
Sun 18 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 15 · Earth Dog (Wu Xu, 戊戌) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Weddings (嫁娶), Hunting (畋猎), Making nets (结网)
Mon 19 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 16 · Earth Pig (Ji Hai, 己亥) · Stable · yellow path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Starting school (入学), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福) and more
Tue 20 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 17 · Metal Rat (Geng Zi, 庚子) · Initiate · black path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Trimming nails (整手足甲), Setting up the bed (安床), Ritual bathing (沐浴) and more
Wed 21 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 18 · Metal Ox (Xin Chou, 辛丑) · Destruction · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Thu 22 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 19 · Water Tiger (Ren Yin, 壬寅) · Danger · yellow path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Opening a business (开市), Signing contracts (立券), Moving house (移徙), Moving into a new home (入宅), Installing machinery (安机械) and more
Fri 23 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 20 · Water Rabbit (Gui Mao, 癸卯) · Success · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮) and more
Sat 24 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 21 · Wood Dragon (Jia Chen, 甲辰) · Receive · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Weddings (嫁娶), Moving house (移徙), Moving into a new home (入宅), Travel (出行) and more
Sun 25 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 22 · Wood Snake (Yi Si, 乙巳) · Open · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Making holy images (塑绘) and more
Mon 26 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 23 · Fire Horse (Bing Wu, 丙午) · Close · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), 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), Breaking ground for a grave (破土) and more
Tue 27 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 24 · Fire Goat (Ding Wei, 丁未) · Establish · black path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Building and repairs (修造), Travel (出行), Roofing (盖屋), Raising pillars (竖柱), Making carts and tools (造车器) and more
Wed 28 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 25 · Earth Monkey (Wu Shen, 戊申) · Remove · yellow path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Making holy images (塑绘), Consecrating a statue (开光), Starting school (入学), Cleansing and clearing out (解除) and more
Thu 29 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 26 · Earth Rooster (Ji You, 己酉) · Full · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Receiving money (纳财), Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Travel (出行), Offerings and worship (祭祀) and more
Fri 30 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 27 · Metal Dog (Geng Xu, 庚戌) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂)
Sat 31 Jul · 6th lunar month, day 28 · Metal Pig (Xin Hai, 辛亥) · Stable · yellow path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Consecrating a statue (开光), Setting up the home altar (安香) 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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