Chinese almanac for August 2029
Solar terms this month: Start of Autumn (Li Qiu, 立秋), 7 August at 13:11; End of Heat (Chu Shu, 处暑), 23 August at 03:51 (Malaysia time).
Wed 1 Aug · 6th lunar month, day 22 · Water Pig (Gui Hai, 癸亥) · Stable · yellow path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Ritual bathing (沐浴), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Thu 2 Aug · 6th lunar month, day 23 · Wood Rat (Jia Zi, 甲子) · Initiate · black path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Breaking ground (动土), Breaking ground for a grave (破土) and more
Fri 3 Aug · 6th lunar month, day 24 · Wood Ox (Yi Chou, 乙丑) · Destruction · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sat 4 Aug · 6th lunar month, day 25 · Fire Tiger (Bing Yin, 丙寅) · Danger · yellow path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Opening a business (开市), Travel (出行), Breaking ground (动土), Raising the roof beam (上梁) and more
Sun 5 Aug · 6th lunar month, day 26 · Fire Rabbit (Ding Mao, 丁卯) · Success · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Opening a business (开市), Travel (出行), Breaking ground (动土), Raising the roof beam (上梁) and more
Mon 6 Aug · 6th lunar month, day 27 · Earth Dragon (Wu Chen, 戊辰) · Receive · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Building a stove (作灶), Receiving money (纳财), Catching pests (捕捉)
Tue 7 Aug · 6th lunar month, day 28 · Earth Snake (Ji Si, 己巳) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄) and more
Wed 8 Aug · 6th lunar month, day 29 · Metal Horse (Geng Wu, 庚午) · Open · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Consecrating a statue (开光), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Travel (出行) and more
Thu 9 Aug · 6th lunar month, day 30 · Metal Goat (Xin Wei, 辛未) · Close · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Travel (出行), Making beams (作梁), Moving the altar out before works (出火), Demolition (拆卸), Building and repairs (修造) and more
Fri 10 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 1 · Water Monkey (Ren Shen, 壬申) · Establish · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
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
Sat 11 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 2 · 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
Sun 12 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 3 · 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
Mon 13 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 4 · 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)
Tue 14 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 5 · 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
Wed 15 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 6 · 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
Thu 16 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 7 · 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)
Fri 17 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 8 · Earth Rabbit (Ji Mao, 己卯) · Danger · black path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), 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
Sat 18 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 9 · Metal Dragon (Geng Chen, 庚辰) · Success · yellow path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Offerings for wandering spirits (普渡), Moving house (移徙) and more
Sun 19 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 10 · Metal Snake (Xin Si, 辛巳) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Building a stove (作灶), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣) and more
Mon 20 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 11 · Water Horse (Ren Wu, 壬午) · Open · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Offerings for wandering spirits (普渡) and more
Tue 21 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 12 · Water Goat (Gui Wei, 癸未) · Close · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings for wandering spirits (普渡), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Mending walls (补垣), Sealing holes (塞穴) and more
Wed 22 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 13 · Wood Monkey (Jia Shen, 甲申) · Establish · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Offerings for wandering spirits (普渡), Travel (出行) and more
Thu 23 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 14 · Wood Rooster (Yi You, 乙酉) · Remove · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Haircuts (理发), Trimming nails (整手足甲), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Cleansing and clearing out (解除) and more
Fri 24 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 15 · Fire Dog (Bing Xu, 丙戌) · Full · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Making holy images (塑绘), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Weddings (嫁娶), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Taking in new household members (进人口), Setting up a loom (经络) and more
Sat 25 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 16 · Fire Pig (Ding Hai, 丁亥) · Balance · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Travel (出行), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Raising pillars (竖柱) and more
Sun 26 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 17 · Earth Rat (Wu Zi, 戊子) · Stable · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Offerings for wandering spirits (普渡) and more
Mon 27 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 18 · Earth Ox (Ji Chou, 己丑) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Catching pests (捕捉), Hunting (畋猎), Buying livestock (纳畜), Raising livestock (牧养), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓) and more
Tue 28 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 19 · Metal Tiger (Geng Yin, 庚寅) · Destruction · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Medical treatment (治病), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Wed 29 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 20 · Metal Rabbit (Xin Mao, 辛卯) · Danger · black path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Praying for blessings (祈福), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Travel (出行), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Weddings (嫁娶), Carving (雕刻) and more
Thu 30 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 21 · Water Dragon (Ren Chen, 壬辰) · Success · yellow path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Breaking ground (动土) and more
Fri 31 Aug · 7th lunar month, day 22 · Water Snake (Gui Si, 癸巳) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Making holy images (塑绘), Consecrating a statue (开光), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Weddings (嫁娶) 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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