Chinese almanac: July 1965
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | 6/3 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 2 | 6/4 | Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Installing a door, Placing a bed, Planting, Building a dike, Patching a wall, Building an animal shelter | Wedding, Digging a well, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Funeral procession, Burial, Consecrating an image, Haircut, Adding to the household |
| Jul 3 | 6/5 | Rites and offerings, Training oxen and horses, Clearing out ants, Nothing else | Temple rites, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground |
| Jul 4 | 6/6 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Opening for business, Receiving money, Signing a deed, Moving house, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Raising pillars, Demolition, House cleaning, Releasing water, Setting up incense, Placing a bed, Building a boat, Digging a pond, Digging a well, Building an animal shelter, Planting | Funeral procession, Burial, Digging a grave site, Building a stove, Felling trees, Temple rites |
| Jul 5 | 6/7 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Receiving money, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Building a stove, Moving the household altar out, Setting up incense, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Demolition, Releasing water, House cleaning, Building a storehouse, Building a boat, Planting, Burial | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Placing a bed, Thanking the earth, Digging a grave site, Breaking ground |
| Jul 6 | 6/8 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Haircut, Building a stove, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Trimming nails, Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age rite | Digging a grave site, Setting out on a journey, Planting |
| Jul 7 | 6/9 | Rites and offerings, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Catching pests, Making nets, Hunting, Fishing, Nothing else | None |
| Jul 8 | 6/10 | Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 9 | 6/11 | Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Clearing and cleaning, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Jul 10 | 6/12 | Rites and offerings, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 11 | 6/13 | 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 |
| Jul 12 | 6/14 | 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 |
| Jul 13 | 6/15 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Receiving money, Catching pests | Opening for business, Digging a grave site |
| Jul 14 | 6/16 | 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 |
| Jul 15 | 6/17 | 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 |
| Jul 16 | 6/18 | 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 |
| Jul 17 | 6/19 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Treating illness, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Moving into a new home |
| Jul 18 | 6/20 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Burial | Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jul 19 | 6/21 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Cutting cloth, Making nets, Coming-of-age rite, Ritual bathing | Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Buying property, Burial, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Digging a well, Planting |
| Jul 20 | 6/22 | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground | Wedding, Digging a grave site, Buying property, Planting, Burial, Repairing a grave, Funeral procession |
| Jul 21 | 6/23 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Ritual bathing, Trimming nails, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Building a stove, Opening for business, Trading, Installing a door, Planting |
| Jul 22 | 6/24 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 23 | 6/25 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Making beams, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Breaking ground, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting | Felling trees, Rites and offerings, Taking in livestock |
| Jul 24 | 6/26 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Breaking ground, Repairs and building, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial | None |
| Jul 25 | 6/27 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Receiving money, Planting, Taking in livestock, Adding to the household | Burial, Setting up a loom, Repairing a grave, Digging a grave site, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Opening a tomb, Erecting a headstone |
| Jul 26 | 6/28 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Opening for business, Raising livestock, Haircut | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Burial, Encoffining, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Coming-of-age rite, Raising the roof beam |
| Jul 27 | 6/29 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Thanking the earth, Nothing else | None |
| Jul 28 | 7/1 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Trading, Harvesting honey, Building an animal shelter | Wedding, Building a stove, Burial, Breaking ground, Lawsuits, Making beams, Felling trees, Digging a well, Digging a grave site, Moving house |
| Jul 29 | 7/2 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | None |
| Jul 30 | 7/3 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Placing a bed, Raising livestock, Haircut, Opening for business, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Moving a coffin, Burial, House cleaning | Building a stove, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Repairs and building, Praying for blessings |
| Jul 31 | 7/4 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
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.