LUCKY AND UNLUCKY DAYS
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Most of us have discovered that certain days of the week, or even the year, are more favorable to us than others. But there are some people who have not made this discovery. To them, the indications given in this chapter will be of considerable interest.
Friday—an Unlucky Day.—Fortunately, six of the seven days of the week are charitably disposed towards the majority of us. Here and there, a person may be found who affirms that Monday, Thursday or some other day never did him or her a kindness; but such a remark is not general. Friday, however, can be put on the black list, as it is a notoriously unlucky day. Most men and women cherish a superstitious fear of it, and this opinion has existed since the first Good Friday. Many will never embark upon any enterprise of importance; there are fewer marriages on this day than any other, and sailors are averse to sailing on Friday. Many are the tales they tell of vessels which put to sea on a Friday, and were never heard of again. If all the bank or financial crashes of the last century were counted up, it would be found that Friday supplied the greatest number. A lengthy list could be added to prove that Friday is a day of bad luck.
One good thing can be said for it, however—it favors its own: for people born on a Friday are not affected by its evil disposition.
Unlucky Dates.—In an old calendar, astrologers indicated the following dates as unlucky. If any of them fell on a Friday, they were doubly unlucky:
January 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 17, 29—very unlucky. February 26, 27, 28—unlucky; 8, 10, 17—very unlucky. March 16, 17, 20—very unlucky. April 7, 8, 10, 20—unlucky; 16 and 21—very unlucky. June 10 and 22—unlucky; 4 and 8—very unlucky. July 15 and 21—very unlucky. August 1, 29 and 30—unlucky; 19 and 20—very unlucky. September 2, 4, 21, 23—unlucky; 6 and 7—very unlucky. October 4, 16, 24—unlucky; 6, very unlucky. November 5, 6, 29, 30—unlucky; 15 and 20—very unlucky. December 15, 22—unlucky; 6, 7, and 9—very unlucky.
These were regarded as perilous days to fall ill upon, to have an accident, to be married, to start on a journey, or commence any work.
What is most striking about this list is that the "thirteenth" does not appear on it at all, although most people will tell you that the thirteenth is the date they avoid more than all others.
Lucky and Unlucky Dates depending on Birth-dates.—Much the most accurate way of determining which dates are lucky and unlucky is by using the portents displayed by the Signs of the Zodiac. To do this, it is necessary to know when the individual affected was born. The following is a list worked out on these lines:
Born—Dec. 22nd to Jan. 20th.
Lucky Dates: Unlucky Dates:
Jan. 2, 7, 8, 18, 26 and 31 Jan. 11, 14, 15 and 28
Feb. 3, 7, 9, 12, 13 and 27 Feb. 11, 18, 24 and 25
Mar. 1, 5, 7, 10, 24 and 28 Mar. 8, 16, 17 and 23
April 2, 3, 7, 16, 25 and 26 April 12, 13, 19 and 20
May 5, 6, 14, 15, 27 and 31 May 10, 16, 29 and 30
June 1, 14, 15, 18, 24 and 29 June 5, 13, 22 and 26
July 9, 12, 13, 17, 20 and 27 July 2, 11, 16 and 24
Aug. 3, 8, 9, 16, 21 and 31 Aug. 6, 18, 19 and 29
Sept. 5, 9, 14, 18, 19 and 27 Sept. 1, 3, 17 and 23
Oct. 10, 11, 16, 17, 25 and 30 Oct. 8, 12, 21 and 27
Nov. 6, 7, 8, 12, 13 and 26 Nov. 10, 17, 18 and 25
Dec. 3, 8, 9, 19, 24 and 31 Dec. 2, 6, 11 and 30
Born—Jan. 21st to Feb. 19th
Lucky Dates: Unlucky Dates:
Jan. 1, 5, 9, 10, 15 and 20 Jan. 2, 19, 24 and 31
Feb. 2, 5, 6, 11, 16 and 29 Feb. 13, 20, 26 and 27
Mar. 3, 6, 7, 10, 17 and 30 Mar. 11, 19, 24 and 25
April 4, 5, 10, 20, 23 and 29 April 7, 14, 15 and 24
May 7, 8, 16, 17, 25 and 31 May 4, 12, 18 and 19
June 5, 12, 17, 18, 25 and 26 June 1, 2, 28 and 29
July 10, 11, 19, 22, 23 and 28 July 5, 12, 13 and 26
Aug. 10, 14, 19, 20, 24 and 25 Aug. 2, 22, 23 and 27
Sept. 10, 11, 12, 22, 29 and 30 Sept. 4, 5, 19 and 25
Oct. 1, 3, 9, 13, 27 and 28 Oct. 2, 8, 11 and 26
Nov. 4, 5, 10, 15, 23 and 28 Nov. 11, 18, 26 and 27
Dec. 7, 8, 13, 21, 25 and 27 Dec. 9, 16, 17 and 24
Born—Feb. 20th to March 20th
Lucky Dates: Unlucky Dates:
Jan. 5, 7, 9, 21, 22 and 27 Jan. 8, 16, 23 and 28
Feb. 4, 7, 9, 20, 21 and 26 Feb. 5, 10, 22 and 25
Mar. 5, 6, 12, 13, 17 and 29 Mar. 11, 15, 18 and 26
April 6, 8, 11, 15, 22 and 30 April 9, 12, 20 and 23
May 8, 14, 15, 19, 24 and 29 May 4, 17, 20 and 28
June 10, 11, 19, 21, 23 and 27 June 6, 18, 24 and 28
July 11, 15, 20, 22, 24 and 31 July 8, 21, 25 and 26
Aug. 13, 16, 17, 20, 28 and 30 Aug. 4, 5, 19 and 25
Sept. 15, 17, 19, 24, 27 and 28 Sept. 3, 8, 18 and 26
Oct. 17, 19, 20, 21, 29 and 30 Oct. 4, 6, 8 and 28
Nov. 8, 9, 10, 14, 19 and 21 Nov. 1, 12, 18 and 24
Dec. 3, 7, 9, 13, 22 and 28 Dec. 11, 16, 20 and 29
Born—March 21st to April 19th
Lucky Dates: Unlucky Dates:
Jan. 1, 5, 9, 23, 27 and 28 Jan. 6, 16, 26 and 29
Feb. 2, 5, 10, 19, 25 and 29 Feb. 8, 15, 16 and 23
Mar. 4, 9, 10, 19, 20 and 31 Mar. 3, 6, 15 and 21
April 1, 5, 14, 15, 19 and 28 April 2, 3, 17 and 30
May 3, 12, 13, 18, 21 and 31 May 8, 14, 27 and 28
June 3, 7, 17, 18, 25 and 27 June 4, 5, 23 and 26
July 1, 6, 14, 23, 28 and 29 July 2, 4, 30 and 31
Aug. 2, 10, 11, 24, 25 and 26 Aug. 6, 12, 22 and 23
Sept. 7, 10, 11, 12, 21 and 25 Sept. 2, 23, 24 and 26
Oct. 3, 9, 13, 17, 19 and 31 Oct. 6, 14, 26 and 27
Nov. 1, 5, 8, 14, 20 and 30 Nov. 6, 18, 22 and 29
Dec. 1, 13, 25, 26, 27 and 31 Dec. 6, 12, 22 and 28
Born—Feb. 20th to March 20th
Lucky Dates: Unlucky Dates:
Jan. 5, 7, 9, 21, 22 and 27 Jan. 8, 16, 23 and 28
Feb. 4, 7, 9, 20, 21 and 26 Feb. 5, 10, 22 and 25
Mar. 5, 6, 12, 13, 17 and 29 Mar. 11, 15, 18 and 26
April 6, 8, 11, 15, 22 and 30 April 9, 12, 20 and 23
May 8, 14, 15, 19, 24 and 29 May 4, 17, 20 and 28
June 10, 11, 19, 21, 23 and 27 June 6, 18, 24 and 28
July 11, 15, 20, 22, 24 and 31 July 8, 21, 25 and 26
Aug. 13, 16, 17, 20, 28 and 30 Aug. 4, 5, 19 and 25
Sept. 15, 17, 19, 24, 27 and 28 Sept. 3, 8, 18 and 26
Oct. 17, 19, 20, 21, 29 and 30 Oct. 4, 6, 8 and 28
Nov. 8, 9, 10, 14, 19 and 21 Nov. 1, 12, 18 and 24
Dec. 3, 7, 9, 13, 22 and 28 Dec. 11, 16, 20 and 29
Born—March 21st to April 19th
Lucky Dates: Unlucky Dates:
Jan. 1, 5, 9, 23, 27 and 28 Jan. 6, 16, 26 and 29
Feb. 2, 5, 10, 19, 25 and 29 Feb. 8, 15, 16 and 23
Mar. 4, 9, 10, 19, 20 and 31 Mar. 3, 6, 15 and 21
April 1, 5, 14, 15, 19 and 28 April 2, 3, 17 and 30
May 3, 12, 13, 18, 21 and 31 May 8, 14, 27 and 28
June 3, 7, 17, 18, 25 and 27 June 4, 5, 23 and 26
July 1, 6, 14, 23, 28 and 29 July 2, 4, 30 and 31
Aug. 2, 10, 11, 24, 25 and 26 Aug. 6, 12, 22 and 23
Sept. 7, 10, 11, 12, 21 and 25 Sept. 2, 23, 24 and 26
Oct. 3, 9, 13, 17, 19 and 31 Oct. 6, 14, 26 and 27
Nov. 1, 5, 8, 14, 20 and 30 Nov. 6, 18, 22 and 29
Dec. 1, 13, 25, 26, 27 and 31 Dec. 6, 12, 22 and 28
Born—June 22nd to July 22nd
Lucky Dates: Unlucky Dates:
Jan. 3, 9, 11, 13, 16 and 29 Jan. 6, 8, 27 and 28
Feb. 7, 8, 13, 14, 22 and 27 Feb. 3, 11, 24 and 25
Mar. 5, 7, 12, 20, 21 and 25 Mar. 1, 4, 22 and 26
April 2, 7, 8, 12, 13 and 29 April 5, 19, 20 and 25
May 1, 5, 10, 11, 18 and 19 May 3, 17, 23 and 30
June 2, 7, 10, 15, 24 and 28 June 13, 19, 20 and 22
July 3, 4, 7, 20, 22 and 25 July 10, 13, 23 and 28
Aug. 5, 8, 9, 21, 22 and 30 Aug. 7, 12, 19 and 20
Sept. 5, 12, 13, 19, 27 and 28 Sept. 3, 10, 16 and 17
Oct. 1, 3, 11, 15, 16 and 30 Oct. 7, 14, 27 and 28
Nov. 6, 7, 16, 17, 27 and 30 Nov. 8, 9, 18 and 19
Dec. 4, 9, 13, 24, 30 and 31 Dec. 6, 7, 18 and 21
Born—July 23rd to August 21st
Lucky Dates: Unlucky Dates:
Jan. 1, 4, 13, 15, 18 and 27 Jan. 3, 8, 12 and 30
Feb. 1, 15, 20, 24, 25 and 29 Feb. 8, 12, 21 and 28
Mar. 9, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 28 Mar. 12, 22, 24 and 25
April 1, 5, 10, 11, 18 and 23 April 7, 8, 16 and 22
May 2, 3, 6, 12, 13 and 31 May 5, 18, 19 and 24
June 3, 4, 13, 17, 26 and 30 June 2, 14, 21 and 22
July 2, 6, 9, 14, 23 and 29 July 12, 13, 24 and 25
Aug. 3, 7, 10, 23, 25 and 30 Aug. 9, 14, 21 and 22
Sept. 3, 15, 16, 22, 26 and 29 Sept. 5, 17, 18 and 19
Oct. 1, 13, 17, 27, 28 and 31 Oct. 9, 14, 15 and 29
Nov. 9, 10, 15, 20, 23 and 27 Nov. 5, 12, 13 and 17
Dec. 7, 11, 16, 18, 22 and 26 Dec. 3, 9, 23 and 28
Born—August 22nd to September 22nd
Lucky Dates: Unlucky Dates:
Jan. 1, 3, 9, 15, 20 and 31 Jan. 4, 11, 18 and 19
Feb. 3, 12, 13, 18, 23 and 27 Feb. 8, 15, 16 and 29
Mar. 1, 11, 20, 21, 28 and 29 Mar. 6, 7, 26 and 27
April 7, 8, 15, 17, 24 and 25 April 2, 3, 9 and 29
May 4, 7, 10, 18, 22 and 31 May 8, 21, 27 and 28
June 1, 6, 7, 11, 15 and 29 June 3, 9, 16 and 24
July 4, 9, 10, 17, 25 and 30 July 2, 14, 20 and 22
Aug. 3, 5, 12, 22, 28 and 29 Aug. 10, 17, 18 and 23
Sept. 4, 9, 10, 22, 23 and 28 Sept. 7, 8, 17 and 21
Oct. 1, 2, 11, 12, 25 and 30 Oct. 4, 8, 14 and 20
Nov. 17, 18, 22, 23, 25 and 30 Nov. 5, 7, 12 and 21
Dec. 9, 10, 18, 23, 26 and 28 Dec. 4, 5, 6 and 14
Born—September 23rd to October 23rd
Lucky Dates: Unlucky Dates:
Jan. 1, 5, 9, 19, 20 and 27 Jan. 6, 7, 21 and 23
Feb. 2, 6, 15, 20, 24 and 29 Feb. 11, 17, 19 and 22
Mar. 4, 14, 18, 23, 27 and 31 Mar. 2, 9, 10 and 28
April 1, 15, 19, 23, 24 and 28 April 4, 5, 14 and 26
May 7, 8, 12, 17, 21 and 24 May 3, 9, 23 and 29
June 8, 12, 13, 16, 22 and 30 June 7, 19, 20 and 27
July 4, 14, 19, 20, 23 and 28 July 10, 17, 27 and 29
Aug. 1, 7, 10, 11, 15 and 30 Aug. 12, 13, 22 and 27
Sept. 3, 6, 11, 20, 22 and 29 Sept. 8, 16, 17 and 24
Oct. 4, 5, 17, 22, 24 and 27 Oct. 8, 12, 20 and 21
Nov. 1, 4, 6, 14, 19 and 26 Nov. 9, 17, 28 and 29
Dec. 3, 12, 13, 21, 25 and 29 Dec. 4, 7, 15 and 19
Born—October 24th to November 22nd
Lucky Dates: Unlucky Dates:
Jan. 2, 3, 7, 8, 22 and 30 Jan. 10, 16, 18 and 24
Feb. 3, 9, 17, 18, 24 and 27 Feb. 1, 12, 14 and 20
Mar. 1, 6, 15, 20, 25 and 29 Mar. 3, 11, 19 and 30
April 2, 3, 12, 17, 21 and 29 April 7, 8, 26 and 28
May 5, 10, 11, 15, 19 and 27 May 4, 6, 24 and 26
June 6, 11, 15, 19, 23 and 25 June 2, 8, 26 and 28
July 4, 7, 9, 17, 21 and 30 July 3, 8, 19 and 31
Aug. 5, 9, 13, 17, 18 and 27 Aug. 2, 12, 22 and 28
Sept. 9, 10, 12, 23, 27 and 28 Sept. 11, 14, 18 and 29
Oct. 2, 3, 11, 20, 25 and 29 Oct. 8, 9, 22 and 24
Nov. 2, 6, 16, 17, 23 and 30 Nov. 5, 12, 18 and 29
Dec. 2, 5, 18, 19, 24 and 27 Dec. 3, 6, 16 and 18
Born—November 23rd to December 21st
Lucky Dates: Unlucky Dates:
Jan. 1, 9, 14, 15, 23 and 24 Jan. 6, 12, 18 and 22
Feb. 3, 5, 7, 19, 21 and 28 Feb. 8, 15, 16 and 23
Mar. 5, 8, 10, 19, 23 and 31 Mar. 6, 7, 15 and 21
April 4, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 28 April 3, 18, 22 and 26
May 1, 12, 16, 20, 26 and 31 May 7, 14, 15 and 27
June 7, 8, 13, 17, 21 and 25 June 3, 11, 23 and 24
July 6, 11, 15, 21, 22 and 25 July 7, 20, 23 and 29
Aug. 3, 6, 7, 14, 15 and 29 Aug. 4, 12, 18 and 28
Sept. 1, 10, 12, 15, 26 and 29 Sept. 13, 17, 20 and 22
Oct. 4, 5, 22, 23, 27 and 31 Oct. 11, 12, 18 and 26
Nov. 9, 19, 20, 23, 24 and 28 Nov. 6, 14, 15 and 22
Dec. 3, 7, 8, 17, 22 and 25 Dec. 6, 11, 18 and 28
It should be noted in connection with the above figures that no birth-date is unlucky. Thus, should any particular reader find that his birthday is given as unlucky, he may transfer it immediately to the list of lucky dates. As an example, take the last line of unlucky figures, given above. They are Dec. 6, 11, 18 and 28, and they operate for people born between Nov. 23rd and Dec. 21st. Should a person born on Dec. 6th be consulting this list, the only unlucky dates in December for him or her are Dec. 11, 18 and 28.