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Auspicious is a word derived from Latin originally pertaining to the taking of 'auspices' by an augur of ancient Rome. It may refer to:
- Luck, the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of improbable positive or negative events
- Auspicious Incident, the forced disbandment of the Janissary corps by Ottoman sultan Mahmud II
- An auspicious number in numerology
- Auspicious train ticket, a train ticket with auspicious messages on them derived from the beginning and end stations on the ticket
- Auspicious wedding dates, auspicious, or lucky, times to get married, and is a common belief among many cultures
- Ashtamangala, the sacred set of eight auspicious symbols featured in a number of Indian religions
- Great Auspicious Beauty Tantra, one of the Seventeen Tantras of Menngagde
- In English discourse on aspects of Chinese culture, the word "auspicious" is a significant concept in:
- Chinese New Year, a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar
- Chinese numerology
- Feng shui, a traditional form of geomancy that originated in ancient China
- Song to the Auspicious Cloud, two historical national anthems of the Republic of China
- In Thai culture:
- The Ancient and Auspicious Order of the Nine Gems, a Thai order of chivalry
- The Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn, a Thai order of chivalry