Chinese almanac: October 1985
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 8/17 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Putting on mourning dress, Ending mourning dress, Ritual bathing, Encoffining | Breaking ground, Coming-of-age rite, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam |
| Oct 2 | 8/18 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Taking up a post, Setting out on a journey, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Oct 3 | 8/19 | Nothing is favoured | None |
| Oct 4 | 8/20 | Ritual bathing, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Digging a grave site, Levelling roads | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening for business |
| Oct 5 | 8/21 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Ritual bathing, 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, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Burial, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | None |
| Oct 6 | 8/22 | Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Laying foundations, Breaking ground, Demolition, Raising the roof beam, Erecting a headstone, Repairing a grave, Burial, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Moving a coffin | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Rites and offerings, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Moving the household altar out, Adding to the household, Buying property |
| Oct 7 | 8/23 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Oct 8 | 8/24 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Opening for business, Wedding |
| Oct 9 | 8/25 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock | Wedding, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Praying for blessings, Burial |
| Oct 10 | 8/26 | Making carts, Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Raising the roof beam, Consecrating an image, Roofing, Setting up scaffolding, Making one’s own coffin |
| Oct 11 | 8/27 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Receiving money, Catching pests, Hunting, Nothing else | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Opening for business, Burial |
| Oct 12 | 8/28 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Burial |
| Oct 13 | 8/29 | Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Building a stove, Haircut, Trimming nails, House cleaning, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb | Consecrating an image, Wedding, Meeting family and friends, Planting, Acupuncture, Burial |
| Oct 14 | 9/1 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Buying property, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Meeting family and friends, Moving house, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Installing a door, Releasing water, Catching pests, Taking in livestock | Building a temple, Building a boat, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial |
| Oct 15 | 9/2 | Setting out on a journey, Making carts, Building an animal shelter, Clearing and cleaning, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Making beams, Carving, Meeting family and friends, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Installing machinery, Opening for business, House cleaning | Wedding, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave |
| Oct 16 | 9/3 | Ritual bathing, Haircut, Coming-of-age rite, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Meeting family and friends, Trading, Receiving money, Making nets, Training oxen and horses | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Praying for blessings, Wedding |
| Oct 17 | 9/4 | Rites and offerings, Building an animal shelter, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Digging a well |
| Oct 18 | 9/5 | Catching pests, Making nets, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Opening a tomb, Erecting a headstone | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Moving into a new home, Roofing, Moving house |
| Oct 19 | 9/6 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Building a temple, Moving the household altar out, Installing machinery, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Learning a craft, Setting up a loom, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Hunting, Making nets, Planting, Raising livestock, Burial, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb | Consecrating an image, Wedding, Digging a well, Felling trees, Making beams |
| Oct 20 | 9/7 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Oct 21 | 9/8 | Meeting family and friends, Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Taking in a son-in-law, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Receiving money | Setting out on a journey, Praying for blessings, Burial, Building a stove |
| Oct 22 | 9/9 | Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Wedding, Demolition, Repairs and building, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Burial, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Moving house, Raising the roof beam, Setting up a loom, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money | Opening a storehouse, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Making beams |
| Oct 23 | 9/10 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Hunting | Planting, Breaking ground, Burial, Opening for business |
| Oct 24 | 9/11 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Ritual bathing, Raising pillars, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Demolition, Moving into a new home, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post, Moving the household altar out, Taking in livestock | Building a stove, Encoffining, Burial, Placing a bed |
| Oct 25 | 9/12 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Installing machinery, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam |
| Oct 26 | 9/13 | Building a stove, Building an animal shelter | Funeral procession, Burial |
| Oct 27 | 9/14 | Ritual bathing, Haircut, Starting school, Learning a craft, Adding to the household | Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Oct 28 | 9/15 | Consecrating an image, Acupuncture, Meeting family and friends, Opening a tomb, Burial | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Oct 29 | 9/16 | Rites and offerings, Making nets, Building an animal shelter, Nothing else | None |
| Oct 30 | 9/17 | Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Oct 31 | 9/18 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Taking up a post |
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.