Chinese almanac for February 2029
Solar terms this month: Start of Spring (Li Chun, 立春), 3 February at 21:20; Rain Water (Yu Shui, 雨水), 18 February at 17:07 (Malaysia time).
Thu 1 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 18 · Water Dog (Ren Xu, 壬戌) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Building a stove (作灶), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Fri 2 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 19 · Water Pig (Gui Hai, 癸亥) · Open · yellow path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Making holy images (塑绘), Consecrating a statue (开光), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Building a stove (作灶) and more
Sat 3 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 20 · 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
Sun 4 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 21 · 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
Mon 5 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 22 · 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
Tue 6 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 23 · 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
Wed 7 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 24 · 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
Thu 8 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 25 · 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)
Fri 9 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 26 · 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)
Sat 10 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 27 · 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
Sun 11 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 28 · 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
Mon 12 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 29 · 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
Tue 13 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 1 · 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)
Wed 14 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 2 · 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
Thu 15 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 3 · 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
Fri 16 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 4 · 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
Sat 17 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 5 · 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
Sun 18 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 6 · Earth Rabbit (Ji Mao, 己卯) · Remove · black path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Travel (出行), Opening a business (开市), Signing contracts (立券) and more
Mon 19 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 7 · Metal Dragon (Geng Chen, 庚辰) · Full · yellow path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Praying for children (求嗣), Haircuts (理发), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Making nets (结网), Catching pests (捕捉) and more
Tue 20 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 8 · Metal Snake (Xin Si, 辛巳) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Wed 21 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 9 · Water Horse (Ren Wu, 壬午) · Stable · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Weddings (嫁娶), Felling trees (伐木) and more
Thu 22 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 10 · Water Goat (Gui Wei, 癸未) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Starting school (入学), Learning a craft (习艺), Travel (出行), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Weddings (嫁娶) and more
Fri 23 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 11 · Wood Monkey (Jia Shen, 甲申) · Destruction · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Seeing a doctor (求医), Medical treatment (治病), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Pulling down a house (破屋) and more
Sat 24 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 12 · Wood Rooster (Yi You, 乙酉) · Danger · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Weddings (嫁娶), Demolition (拆卸), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土) and more
Sun 25 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 13 · Fire Dog (Bing Xu, 丙戌) · Success · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Making nets (结网), 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) and more
Mon 26 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 14 · Fire Pig (Ding Hai, 丁亥) · Receive · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Making holy images (塑绘), Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采) and more
Tue 27 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 15 · Earth Rat (Wu Zi, 戊子) · Open · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Consecrating a statue (开光), Making holy images (塑绘), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣) and more
Wed 28 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 16 · Earth Ox (Ji Chou, 己丑) · Close · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Thanking the gods (酬神), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), 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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