Auspicious Business Opening Dates 2026

开市 — 79 favorable dates from the Chinese almanac

Dates marked as auspicious for opening a new business or resuming trade in the traditional Chinese almanac. The dates below are every day in 2026 where 开市 (business opening) appears in the almanac’s favorable (宜) column. Dates are listed with their corresponding lunar calendar date and day of the week.

January 2026

DateDayLunar Date
January 3, 2026Saturday冬月 十五
January 10, 2026Saturday冬月 廿二
January 13, 2026Tuesday冬月 廿五
January 16, 2026Friday冬月 廿八
January 17, 2026Saturday冬月 廿九
January 22, 2026Thursday腊月 初四

February 2026

DateDayLunar Date
February 3, 2026Tuesday腊月 十六
February 10, 2026Tuesday腊月 廿三
February 13, 2026Friday腊月 廿六
February 19, 2026Thursday正月 初三
February 28, 2026Saturday正月 十二

March 2026

DateDayLunar Date
March 3, 2026Tuesday正月 十五
March 8, 2026Sunday正月 二十
March 13, 2026Friday正月 廿五
March 14, 2026Saturday正月 廿六
March 18, 2026Wednesday正月 三十
March 20, 2026Friday二月 初二

April 2026

DateDayLunar Date
April 1, 2026Wednesday二月 十四
April 3, 2026Friday二月 十六
April 10, 2026Friday二月 廿三
April 14, 2026Tuesday二月 廿七
April 20, 2026Monday三月 初四
April 22, 2026Wednesday三月 初六
April 26, 2026Sunday三月 初十

May 2026

DateDayLunar Date
May 4, 2026Monday三月 十八
May 8, 2026Friday三月 廿二
May 11, 2026Monday三月 廿五
May 15, 2026Friday三月 廿九
May 17, 2026Sunday四月 初一
May 22, 2026Friday四月 初六
May 23, 2026Saturday四月 初七
May 27, 2026Wednesday四月 十一
May 29, 2026Friday四月 十三

June 2026

DateDayLunar Date
June 8, 2026Monday四月 廿三
June 9, 2026Tuesday四月 廿四
June 14, 2026Sunday四月 廿九
June 15, 2026Monday五月 初一
June 21, 2026Sunday五月 初七
June 27, 2026Saturday五月 十三

July 2026

DateDayLunar Date
July 3, 2026Friday五月 十九
July 9, 2026Thursday五月 廿五
July 10, 2026Friday五月 廿六
July 15, 2026Wednesday六月 初二
July 16, 2026Thursday六月 初三
July 22, 2026Wednesday六月 初九
July 24, 2026Friday六月 十一
July 27, 2026Monday六月 十四

August 2026

DateDayLunar Date
August 3, 2026Monday六月 廿一
August 10, 2026Monday六月 廿八
August 21, 2026Friday七月 初九
August 22, 2026Saturday七月 初十

September 2026

DateDayLunar Date
September 2, 2026Wednesday七月 廿一
September 3, 2026Thursday七月 廿二
September 4, 2026Friday七月 廿三
September 5, 2026Saturday七月 廿四
September 10, 2026Thursday七月 廿九
September 12, 2026Saturday八月 初二
September 16, 2026Wednesday八月 初六
September 21, 2026Monday八月 十一
September 22, 2026Tuesday八月 十二
September 28, 2026Monday八月 十八

October 2026

DateDayLunar Date
October 4, 2026Sunday八月 廿四
October 6, 2026Tuesday八月 廿六
October 11, 2026Sunday九月 初二
October 13, 2026Tuesday九月 初四
October 23, 2026Friday九月 十四
October 29, 2026Thursday九月 二十

November 2026

DateDayLunar Date
November 4, 2026Wednesday九月 廿六
November 12, 2026Thursday十月 初四
November 13, 2026Friday十月 初五
November 16, 2026Monday十月 初八
November 19, 2026Thursday十月 十一
November 22, 2026Sunday十月 十四
November 24, 2026Tuesday十月 十六

December 2026

DateDayLunar Date
December 1, 2026Tuesday十月 廿三
December 6, 2026Sunday十月 廿八
December 7, 2026Monday十月 廿九
December 18, 2026Friday冬月 初十
December 29, 2026Tuesday冬月 廿一

Summary

Activity
Business Opening (开市)
Year
2026
Total Auspicious Dates
79
Source
Tong Shu (通书)

Other Activities in 2026

Wedding

嫁娶

Moving Into a New Home

入宅

Renovation

修造

Travel

出行

Engagement

订婚

Groundbreaking

动土

Haircut

理发

Medical Visit

求医

House Cleaning

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