Chinese almanac: August 1989
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 6/30 | 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 |
| Aug 2 | 7/1 | 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 |
| Aug 3 | 7/2 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Trading, Carving, Receiving money, Building an animal shelter, Making carts, Training oxen and horses | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Planting, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Building a stove, Burial, Funeral procession, Felling trees, Raising the roof beam |
| Aug 4 | 7/3 | Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Installing machinery, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Treating illness, Building a stove, Roofing, Laying foundations, Digging a pond, House cleaning, Building an animal shelter, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Burial, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Erecting a headstone | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Placing a bed |
| Aug 5 | 7/4 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Making carts, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb | Raising the roof beam, Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites |
| Aug 6 | 7/5 | Rites and offerings, Wedding, Hunting, Making nets | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Treating illness, Digging a channel |
| Aug 7 | 7/6 | Ritual bathing, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Wedding, Praying for blessings |
| Aug 8 | 7/7 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Burial |
| Aug 9 | 7/8 | Catching pests, Making nets, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Aug 10 | 7/9 | Ritual bathing, Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Aug 11 | 7/10 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a tomb, Burial | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Aug 12 | 7/11 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Consecrating an image, Acupuncture |
| Aug 13 | 7/12 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Installing machinery, Building a stove, Taking in livestock | Breaking ground, Burial |
| Aug 14 | 7/13 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Digging a well, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb | Moving into a new home, Making beams, Installing a door, Felling trees, Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Encoffining, Roofing |
| Aug 15 | 7/14 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Moving house, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Opening a tomb | Roofing, Consecrating an image, Haircut, Building a boat, Digging a well, Building a stove |
| Aug 16 | 7/15 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Moving house, Installing a door, Receiving money, Raising livestock, Taking in livestock, Burial, Opening a tomb, Encoffining | Digging a grave site, Buying property, Digging a well, Breaking ground, Placing a bed |
| Aug 17 | 7/16 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Trimming nails, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, House cleaning | Wedding, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Taking up a post, Building a stove |
| Aug 18 | 7/17 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Adding to the household, Taking in livestock, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Planting, Raising livestock | Wedding, Receiving money, Praying for blessings, Burial, Repairs and building, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam |
| Aug 19 | 7/18 | Building a stove, Ritual bathing, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Aug 20 | 7/19 | Rites and offerings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Felling trees, Making beams, Moving the household altar out, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Adding to the household, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Moving house |
| Aug 21 | 7/20 | Rites and offerings, Blocking holes, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Moving a coffin, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Aug 22 | 7/21 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Aug 23 | 7/22 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Making nets, Opening a tomb, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Aug 24 | 7/23 | Wedding, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Felling trees, Breaking ground, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Burial | Planting, Building a stove, Acupuncture, Setting out on a journey |
| Aug 25 | 7/24 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Adding to the household, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Taking in livestock | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Wedding, Haircut, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Setting up separate homes, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out |
| Aug 26 | 7/25 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Placing a bed, Planting, Moving a coffin, Adding to the household, Meeting family and friends, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Roofing, Encoffining, Burial, Felling trees, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Buying property, Taking in livestock |
| Aug 27 | 7/26 | Rites and offerings, Breaking ground, Building a dike, Digging a pond, Meeting family and friends, Blocking holes, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial | Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Building a stove, Cutting cloth |
| Aug 28 | 7/27 | Rites and offerings, Cutting cloth, Installing a door, Receiving money, House cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Adding to the household, Building a stove, Taking in livestock, Building an animal shelter | Placing a bed, Breaking ground, Burial, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin |
| Aug 29 | 7/28 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Digging a channel, Digging a pond, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Adding to the household, Building a stove, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Planting, Taking up a post |
| Aug 30 | 7/29 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Planting, Taking in livestock, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Setting up a loom | Felling trees, Thanking the earth, Funeral procession, Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Praying for blessings |
| Aug 31 | 8/1 | Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Building a stove | Wedding, Lawsuits, Treating illness, Buying property, Making beams, Praying for blessings, Burial, Planting, Felling trees, Installing a door |
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.