Chinese almanac: July 1978
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | 5/26 | Rites and offerings, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods |
| Jul 2 | 5/27 | Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Building an animal shelter, Placing a bed, Releasing water, Digging a well, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Making nets, Digging a grave site | Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home |
| Jul 3 | 5/28 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Buying property, Planting, Digging a grave site, Burial | Building a stove, Moving the household altar out, Rites and offerings, Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Jul 4 | 5/29 | Rites and offerings, Making nets, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Digging a well, Burial |
| Jul 5 | 6/1 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Coming-of-age rite, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Planting, Digging a grave site | Funeral procession, Buying property, Burial |
| Jul 6 | 6/2 | Wedding, Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Raising the roof beam, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving house, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Receiving money, Building a dike, Planting, Blocking holes | Placing a bed, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Burial, Funeral procession, Consecrating an image |
| Jul 7 | 6/3 | 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 8 | 6/4 | 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 9 | 6/5 | 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 10 | 6/6 | 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 11 | 6/7 | 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 12 | 6/8 | 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 13 | 6/9 | 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 14 | 6/10 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 15 | 6/11 | 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 16 | 6/12 | 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 17 | 6/13 | 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 18 | 6/14 | 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 19 | 6/15 | 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 20 | 6/16 | 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 21 | 6/17 | 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 22 | 6/18 | 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 23 | 6/19 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 24 | 6/20 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Hanging a sign, Taking in livestock | Wedding, Planting, Funeral procession, Haircut, Repairing a grave, Building a stove |
| Jul 25 | 6/21 | Clearing and cleaning, Rites and offerings, Haircut, Encoffining, Burial, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Opening for business, Moving the household altar out, Building a stove, Buying property, Temple rites, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Installing a door |
| Jul 26 | 6/22 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 27 | 6/23 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Breaking ground, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Starting school, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Planting, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Building a stove, Rites and offerings, Thanking the earth |
| Jul 28 | 6/24 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, 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, Placing a bed, Planting, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth, Burial | Digging a well, Felling trees, Taking in livestock, Making one’s own coffin |
| Jul 29 | 6/25 | Rites and offerings, Coming-of-age rite, Building a stove, Trading, Receiving money, Planting, Making nets, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Adding to the household | Digging a channel, Building a boat, Placing a bed, Burial, Digging a grave site, Setting out on a journey, Repairing a grave, Digging a well, Opening for business, Preparing one’s own grave |
| Jul 30 | 6/26 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Consecrating an image, Placing a bed, Making beams, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Building a stove, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock | Moving house, Planting, Setting out on a journey, Funeral procession, Digging a grave site, Burial, Lawsuits |
| Jul 31 | 6/27 | Setting up a loom, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Erecting a headstone | Consecrating an image, Treating illness, Wedding, Digging a well, Digging a grave site, Burial |
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.