Chinese almanac: June 1977
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1 | 4/15 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Setting out on a journey, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Clearing and cleaning, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Digging a well, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Burial |
| Jun 2 | 4/16 | Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Building a stove, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock | Rites and offerings, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Placing a bed, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Burial, Repairing a grave, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 3 | 4/17 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Moving house, Laying foundations, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, Building a storehouse, Buying property, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave | Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Installing a door, Felling trees, Encoffining, Burial, Roofing |
| Jun 4 | 4/18 | Wedding, Trading, Signing a deed, Building a toilet, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Hunting, Fishing, Preparing one’s own grave | Placing a bed, Digging a channel, Raising the roof beam, Repairs and building, Opening for business, Consecrating an image, Moving into a new home, Moving house |
| Jun 5 | 4/19 | Blocking holes, Clearing out ants, Making nets, Hunting, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Lawsuits |
| Jun 6 | 4/20 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial | Raising the roof beam, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 7 | 4/21 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Placing a bed, Meeting family and friends | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Jun 8 | 4/22 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Opening for business, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a tomb, Burial | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 9 | 4/23 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Repairing walls | Funeral procession, Burial |
| Jun 10 | 4/24 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Building a stove |
| Jun 11 | 4/25 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Burial |
| Jun 12 | 4/26 | Nothing is favoured | None |
| Jun 13 | 4/27 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Consecrating an image, Opening for business |
| Jun 14 | 4/28 | Consecrating an image, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Wedding |
| Jun 15 | 4/29 | Rites and offerings, Planting, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 16 | 4/30 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Moving a coffin | Burial, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed |
| Jun 17 | 5/1 | Praying for children, Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Making beams, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Building a stove, Building a dike, Building an animal shelter | Burial, Setting out on a journey, Praying for blessings, Planting |
| Jun 18 | 5/2 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 19 | 5/3 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Moving the household altar out, Consecrating an image, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Breaking ground | Burial, Funeral procession, Felling trees, Making beams |
| Jun 20 | 5/4 | Consecrating an image, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Laying foundations, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Buying property, Placing a bed |
| Jun 21 | 5/5 | Rites and offerings, Haircut, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Ritual bathing, Trimming nails, House cleaning | Setting out on a journey, Installing a door, Repairs and building, Wedding, Raising the roof beam, Moving into a new home |
| Jun 22 | 5/6 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Breaking ground, Repairs and building, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Hanging a sign, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | None |
| Jun 23 | 5/7 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Moving house | Wedding, Opening for business, Trading, Funeral procession, Burial, Repairing a grave |
| Jun 24 | 5/8 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 25 | 5/9 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Making nets, Rites and offerings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Releasing water, Setting up a loom, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Building a bridge, Lawsuits, Moving house, Installing a door, Building a stove, Planting |
| Jun 26 | 5/10 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Planting, Placing a bed, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Encoffining, Burial, Digging a grave site, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Moving the household altar out, Felling trees, Rites and offerings, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Taking in livestock, Visiting the sick |
| Jun 27 | 5/11 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 28 | 5/12 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 29 | 5/13 | 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 |
| Jun 30 | 5/14 | Rites and offerings, Training oxen and horses, Clearing out ants, Nothing else | Temple rites, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground |
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.