Auspicious Months and Unlucky Years for Wedding

Before choosing an auspicious date for wedding, you’d better choose an auspicious year and month in order to be blessed with good luck after marriage. There are some years you should avoid getting married in. If you couldn’t avoid the year, make sure to choose the best month and especially the most auspicious wedding dates.

Who should avoid getting married in 2019 and 2020?

Zodiac Sign who should avoid getting married in 2019 Year of the Pig: Dragon

Zodiac Signs who should avoid getting married in 2020 Year of the Rat: Female Rabbit, Male Snake

Don’t know you Chinese zodiac sign? Please check Chinese Zodiac Years Chart.

The month is based on the Chinese lunar month. Chinese lunar March 2019 is from April 5 to May 4, 2019 in Gregorian Date. What you should also know is that it should be based on the bride's zodiac sign.

The Zoiac Signs Good for Marriage in Chinese Lunar March, 2019:
Dog: born in 1946, 1958, 1975, 1970, 1982, 1994
Dragon: born in 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000

Please check the following table to get the most auspicious two months for you to get married (based on the bride’s zodiac) and the years you’d better avoid.
Note:The months refers to the Chinese Lunar Months.
Other customs in China when choosing the year for wedding:

1. Avoid the year without Spring: Chinese people usually think it’s inauspicious to get married in the years without Spring. That means if the year doesn’t have the Start of Spring day which usually happens on Feb. 4th, you’d better avoid the year as people think you may become a widow and has few chance of getting a baby after marriage. 2016 (year of the Monkey), 2019 (year of the Pig), 2021(year of the Ox), 2024 (year of the Dragon), 2027 (year of the Sheep) are years without Spring.

2. Avoid your Ben Ming Nian: There is also a custom that it’s inauspicious to get married in one’s Ben Ming Nina (the zodiac year of the person). So, you’d better advance it to the previous year or postpone it to the next year.

Related Reading:
→ Auspicious Wedding Dates in 2019
→ Auspicious Wedding Dates in 2020
→ Auspicious Years to Get Married for 12 Zodiac Signs