Chinese almanac: August 1961
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 6/20 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings |
| Aug 2 | 6/21 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Taking up a post |
| Aug 3 | 6/22 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Receiving money, Catching pests | Opening for business, Digging a grave site |
| Aug 4 | 6/23 | Wedding, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Building a temple, Burial |
| Aug 5 | 6/24 | Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Making nets, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Aug 6 | 6/25 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Clearing and cleaning, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Breaking ground, Burial |
| Aug 7 | 6/26 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Treating illness, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Moving into a new home |
| Aug 8 | 6/27 | Clearing and cleaning, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Laying foundations, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Moving the household altar out, Wedding, Consecrating an image, Adding to the household, Setting out on a journey, Lawsuits, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Taking up a post |
| Aug 9 | 6/28 | Ritual bathing, Haircut, Meeting family and friends, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Planting, Raising livestock, Wedding, Setting up a loom, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Building a stove, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Opening a storehouse, Praying for blessings |
| Aug 10 | 6/29 | Rites and offerings, Haircut, Building a stove, Ritual bathing, Repairing walls, Levelling roads | Wedding, Planting, Praying for blessings, Building a bridge, Burial, Installing a door, Felling trees, Making beams |
| Aug 11 | 7/1 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Offerings for the departed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Installing machinery, Consecrating an image, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Installing a door, Burial, Digging a grave site | Opening for business, Signing a deed, Buying property, Building a stove, Building a bridge |
| Aug 12 | 7/2 | Rites and offerings, Offerings for the departed, Catching pests, Clearing and cleaning, Making nets, Hunting, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Trading, Moving into a new home, Wedding |
| Aug 13 | 7/3 | Ritual bathing, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Temple rites, Opening for business |
| Aug 14 | 7/4 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Moving into a new home, Hanging a sign, Building a bridge, Opening a tomb, Burial | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Wedding, Digging a well, Placing a bed |
| Aug 15 | 7/5 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Offerings for the departed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Treating illness, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Consecrating an image, Repairs and building, Making carts, Setting up incense, Placing a bed, Catching pests, Hunting, Making nets | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Setting up a loom, Funeral procession, Burial, Visiting the sick |
| Aug 16 | 7/6 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Building a stove, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Meeting family and friends, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Installing machinery, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Placing a bed | Digging a well, Setting out on a journey, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Aug 17 | 7/7 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Offerings for the departed, Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Receiving money, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Consecrating an image, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Digging a pond, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb | Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Roofing, Installing a door, Burial |
| Aug 18 | 7/8 | Wedding, Offerings for the departed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Clearing out ants, Building a dike, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Burial | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Digging a well, Consecrating an image, Raising the roof beam, Lawsuits |
| Aug 19 | 7/9 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Offerings for the departed, Setting out on a journey, Receiving money, House cleaning, Taking in livestock, Taking up a post | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Placing a bed, Opening a storehouse, Raising the roof beam |
| Aug 20 | 7/10 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Trimming nails, Coming-of-age rite, Clearing and cleaning, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Installing a door |
| Aug 21 | 7/11 | Sculpting and painting, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Setting up a loom, Cutting cloth, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Catching pests | Praying for blessings, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Aug 22 | 7/12 | Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock | Wedding, Installing a door, Breaking ground, Burial |
| Aug 23 | 7/13 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Offerings for the departed, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Raising pillars, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Laying foundations, Roofing, Installing a door, Building a temple, Building a bridge, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | Opening for business, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Building a stove |
| Aug 24 | 7/14 | Rites and offerings, Catching pests, Hunting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Opening a tomb | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Opening for business, Moving into a new home |
| Aug 25 | 7/15 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Treating illness, Nothing else | Funeral procession, Burial |
| Aug 26 | 7/16 | Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Carving, Cutting mortises, Moving into a new home, Building a bridge, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Opening a tomb | Breaking ground, Making an agreement, Placing a bed, Digging a pond |
| Aug 27 | 7/17 | Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Clearing and cleaning, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Releasing water, Building a storehouse, Opening for business, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Preparing one’s own grave, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial | None |
| Aug 28 | 7/18 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Moving the household altar out, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Demolition, Laying foundations, Installing a door, Setting up separate homes, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock | None |
| Aug 29 | 7/19 | Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Cutting cloth, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Releasing water, Opening for business, Digging a well, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting, Digging a channel, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site | None |
| Aug 30 | 7/20 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Building a stove, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Aug 31 | 7/21 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Taking in livestock, Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Burial | Building a stove, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
The almanac is a traditional way of choosing dates, kept here as culture. It isn’t a scientific finding, and shouldn’t decide medical, legal or financial matters.