Chinese almanac for February 2030
Solar terms this month: Start of Spring (Li Chun, 立春), 4 February at 03:08; Rain Water (Yu Shui, 雨水), 18 February at 22:59 (Malaysia time).
Fri 1 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 29 · Fire Rabbit (Ding Mao, 丁卯) · Full · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Travel (出行), Weddings (嫁娶), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Setting up the bed (安床) and more
Sat 2 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 30 · Earth Dragon (Wu Chen, 戊辰) · Balance · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Moving a coffin (移柩), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 3 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 1 · Earth Snake (Ji Si, 己巳) · Stable · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Taking in new household members (进人口), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土), Raising pillars (竖柱) and more
Mon 4 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 2 · 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)
Tue 5 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 3 · 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
Wed 6 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 4 · 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
Thu 7 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 5 · 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
Fri 8 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 6 · 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)
Sat 9 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 7 · 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
Sun 10 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 8 · 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
Mon 11 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 9 · 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
Tue 12 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 10 · 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
Wed 13 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 11 · 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
Thu 14 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 12 · 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
Fri 15 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 13 · 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)
Sat 16 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 14 · 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
Sun 17 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 15 · 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
Mon 18 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 16 · 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
Tue 19 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 17 · 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
Wed 20 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 18 · 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
Thu 21 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 19 · 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
Fri 22 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 20 · 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
Sat 23 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 21 · 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
Sun 24 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 22 · Metal Tiger (Geng Yin, 庚寅) · Establish · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Hanging the bridal curtains (合帐), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服), Visiting family and friends (会亲友) and more
Mon 25 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 23 · Metal Rabbit (Xin Mao, 辛卯) · Remove · black path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Hanging the bridal curtains (合帐), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Making pledges and agreements (订盟) and more
Tue 26 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 24 · Water Dragon (Ren Chen, 壬辰) · Full · yellow path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Setting up the bed (安床), Hanging the bridal curtains (合帐), Moving into a new home (入宅), Exchanging names and birth dates (问名), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Praying for children (求嗣) and more
Wed 27 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 25 · Water Snake (Gui Si, 癸巳) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Building a stove (作灶), Levelling roads (平治道涂)
Thu 28 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 26 · Wood Horse (Jia Wu, 甲午) · Stable · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Making holy images (塑绘), Consecrating a statue (开光), Thanking the gods (酬神), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采) 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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