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.

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