Chinese almanac: April 1985
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 2/12 | Coming-of-age rite, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Levelling roads, Repairing walls | Roofing, Building a stove, Treating illness, Visiting the sick |
| Apr 2 | 2/13 | Rites and offerings, Wedding, Praying for blessings, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Repairs and building, Setting up a mill, Praying for children, Meeting family and friends, Hanging a sign, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Building a storehouse, Releasing water | Planting, Felling trees |
| Apr 3 | 2/14 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Laying foundations, Moving a coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Cutting mortises, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out | Placing a bed, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Building a stove |
| Apr 4 | 2/15 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 5 | 2/16 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Opening for business, Burial |
| Apr 6 | 2/17 | Ritual bathing, Catching pests, Hunting, Making nets, Fishing | Rites and offerings, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Burial |
| Apr 7 | 2/18 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Consecrating an image, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Roofing, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Installing a door, Nothing is favoured, Digging a grave site, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Thanking the earth | Moving the household altar out, Wedding, Opening for business |
| Apr 8 | 2/19 | Rites and offerings, Catching pests, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial |
| Apr 9 | 2/20 | Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Encoffining |
| Apr 10 | 2/21 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Coming-of-age rite, Building a stove, Receiving money, Trading | Consecrating an image, Wedding, Digging a well, Burial, Installing a door, Visiting the sick |
| Apr 11 | 2/22 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Training oxen and horses, Setting out on a journey, Nothing else | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Consecrating an image, Making beams, Burial, Visiting the sick |
| Apr 12 | 2/23 | Ritual bathing, Temple rites, Clearing and cleaning, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Meeting family and friends, Building an animal shelter, Planting, Haircut, House cleaning | Opening for business, Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a well, Burial |
| Apr 13 | 2/24 | Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Trading, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb | Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth |
| Apr 14 | 2/25 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Treating illness |
| Apr 15 | 2/26 | Making carts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Opening for business, Trading, Installing machinery, Carving, Consecrating an image, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Installing a door, Taking in livestock, Burial, Preparing one’s own grave, Erecting a headstone, Thanking the earth | Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods |
| Apr 16 | 2/27 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Praying for children, Temple rites, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Building a boat, Fishing, Clearing and cleaning, Burial, Opening a tomb, Thanking the earth, Encoffining | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a well, Digging a pond |
| Apr 17 | 2/28 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Trading, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Apr 18 | 2/29 | Nothing is favoured | None |
| Apr 19 | 2/30 | Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Installing machinery, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Setting up a loom, Opening for business | Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Burial, Felling trees |
| Apr 20 | 3/1 | Rites and offerings, Nothing else | Building a temple, Wedding, Placing a bed |
| Apr 21 | 3/2 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Adding to the household, Meeting family and friends, Trading, Signing a deed, Breaking ground, Ending mourning dress, Thanking the earth, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Taking up a post, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Receiving money, Planting | Encoffining, Burial, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed |
| Apr 22 | 3/3 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Thanking the earth, Erecting a headstone, Building an animal shelter | Digging a well, Installing a door, Wedding, Betrothal gifts |
| Apr 23 | 3/4 | Rites and offerings, Adding to the household, Wedding, Placing a bed, Clearing and cleaning, Coming-of-age rite, Setting out on a journey, Cutting cloth, House cleaning | Digging a well, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Consecrating an image |
| Apr 24 | 3/5 | Betrothal gifts, Consecrating an image, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Wedding, Opening for business, Burial |
| Apr 25 | 3/6 | Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Opening a tomb, Burial | Wedding, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Apr 26 | 3/7 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Digging a well, Levelling roads | Wedding, Burial |
| Apr 27 | 3/8 | Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Apr 28 | 3/9 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Seeing a doctor | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Apr 29 | 3/10 | Rites and offerings, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 30 | 3/11 | Ritual bathing, Making nets, Fishing | Wedding, Moving into a new home, 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.