Chinese almanac: June 1994
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1 | 4/22 | Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a temple, Building a bridge, Building a boat, Building an animal shelter, Opening for business, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial | None |
| Jun 2 | 4/23 | Adding to the household, Raising livestock, Buying property, Blocking holes, Making nets, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 3 | 4/24 | Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Wedding | Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Moving house, Opening for business, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone |
| Jun 4 | 4/25 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Installing a door |
| Jun 5 | 4/26 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Consecrating an image |
| Jun 6 | 4/27 | Hunting, Catching pests, Making nets, Fishing, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Burial, Opening a tomb, Funeral procession |
| Jun 7 | 4/28 | 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 |
| Jun 8 | 4/29 | 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 |
| Jun 9 | 5/1 | 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 |
| Jun 10 | 5/2 | Rites and offerings, Making nets, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Digging a well, Burial |
| Jun 11 | 5/3 | 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 |
| Jun 12 | 5/4 | 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 |
| Jun 13 | 5/5 | Setting out on a journey, Training oxen and horses, Harvesting honey, Nothing else | Temple rites, Roofing, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 14 | 5/6 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Planting, Receiving money, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Building an animal shelter | Burial, Preparing one’s own grave, Funeral procession |
| Jun 15 | 5/7 | Installing machinery, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Betrothal gifts, Opening for business, Repairs and building, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Cutting mortises, Setting up a mill, Returning to the hills, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Demolition, Releasing water, Moving the household altar out, House cleaning, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Building a boat |
| Jun 16 | 5/8 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Trimming nails, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Lawsuits |
| Jun 17 | 5/9 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Signing a deed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial | Consecrating an image, Building a stove, Roofing, Setting up scaffolding, Opening a storehouse |
| Jun 18 | 5/10 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Roofing, Laying foundations, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Setting pillar bases, Installing a door, Digging a pond | Wedding, Opening for business, Making one’s own coffin, Burial |
| Jun 19 | 5/11 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Wedding, Moving house |
| Jun 20 | 5/12 | Wedding, Installing machinery, Trading, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Releasing water, Digging a pond, Digging a well | Building a stove, Haircut, Building a bridge, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Jun 21 | 5/13 | Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Installing machinery, Digging a grave site, Burial | Temple rites, Rites and offerings, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Raising the roof beam, Wedding |
| Jun 22 | 5/14 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Nothing else | Opening for business, Burial, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Digging a well |
| Jun 23 | 5/15 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Setting up incense, Clearing and cleaning, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Meeting family and friends, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin | Making bed curtains, Raising the roof beam, Setting up a loom, Burial, Encoffining |
| Jun 24 | 5/16 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Building a stove, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Setting up scaffolding, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Digging a pond, Building a boat | Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Digging a well, Opening for business, Burial |
| Jun 25 | 5/17 | Rites and offerings, Trading, Receiving money | Temple rites, Digging a channel, Raising the roof beam, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 26 | 5/18 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Receiving money, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Starting school, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Demolition, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising livestock, Planting, Installing a door, Building a toilet | Funeral procession, Felling trees, Making beams, Building a stove |
| Jun 27 | 5/19 | Consecrating an image, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Cutting mortises, Repairs and building, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Hanging a sign, Laying foundations, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial | Placing a bed, Shipping goods, Building a stove, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 28 | 5/20 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Wedding, Building a stove, Trimming nails, House cleaning, Repairing walls, Levelling roads | Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Treating illness, Making one’s own coffin |
| Jun 29 | 5/21 | Installing machinery, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Clearing and cleaning, Meeting family and friends, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Demolition, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Roofing, Placing a bed, Digging a grave site, Burial, Encoffining, Erecting a headstone | Opening for business, Felling trees, Making beams, Building a stove |
| Jun 30 | 5/22 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Catching pests, Making nets, Hunting, Fishing, Nothing else | Opening for business, Trading, Wedding, Burial, Funeral procession |
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.