Chinese almanac: July 1996
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | 5/16 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Burial |
| Jul 2 | 5/17 | Nothing is favoured | None |
| Jul 3 | 5/18 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Consecrating an image, Opening for business |
| Jul 4 | 5/19 | Consecrating an image, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Wedding |
| Jul 5 | 5/20 | Rites and offerings, Planting, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 6 | 5/21 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Moving a coffin | Burial, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed |
| Jul 7 | 5/22 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Treating illness, Learning a craft, Felling trees, Roofing, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Setting up a mill, Hanging a sign, Digging a well, Taking in livestock | Setting out on a journey, Burial, Building a bridge |
| Jul 8 | 5/23 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Blocking holes, Clearing out ants, Making nets | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Wedding, Consecrating an image, Roofing |
| Jul 9 | 5/24 | Rites and offerings, Repairs and building, Setting out on a journey, Roofing, Raising pillars, Making carts, Training oxen and horses, Building an animal shelter, Harvesting honey | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Digging a well, Burial |
| Jul 10 | 5/25 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Starting school, Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Treating illness, Digging a pond, Raising livestock | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Betrothal gifts, Moving into a new home, Building a stove |
| Jul 11 | 5/26 | Receiving money, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Laying foundations, Raising pillars, Placing a bed, Moving house, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock | Temple rites, Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Burial, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession |
| Jul 12 | 5/27 | Rites and offerings, Repairing walls, Levelling roads | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Wedding, Repairs and building, Burial |
| Jul 13 | 5/28 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Signing a deed, Installing machinery, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Meeting family and friends, Placing a bed, Demolition, Hanging a sign, Raising livestock, Training oxen and horses | Wedding, Burial, Funeral procession, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave |
| Jul 14 | 5/29 | Ritual bathing, Haircut, Catching pests, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | Moving the household altar out, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Raising the roof beam, Breaking ground |
| Jul 15 | 5/30 | Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Wedding, Setting out on a journey |
| Jul 16 | 6/1 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Meeting family and friends, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Roofing, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Hanging a sign, Burial, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Erecting a headstone, Encoffining, Moving a coffin | Praying for blessings, Raising the roof beam, Opening a storehouse, Digging a well, Raising livestock |
| Jul 17 | 6/2 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Installing machinery, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a temple, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Thanking the earth | Wedding, Opening for business, Planting, Making one’s own coffin |
| Jul 18 | 6/3 | Rites and offerings, Adding to the household, Receiving money, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Catching pests, Nothing else | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Breaking ground, Burial |
| Jul 19 | 6/4 | Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Wedding, Meeting family and friends, Releasing water, Digging a well, Raising livestock, Taking in livestock, Digging a channel, Setting up a mill | Roofing, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Starting school, Burial, Funeral procession |
| Jul 20 | 6/5 | Rites and offerings, Blocking holes, Making nets, Hunting, Nothing else | Moving house, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Wedding, Consecrating an image, Installing a door |
| Jul 21 | 6/6 | Opening for business, Receiving money, Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Installing machinery, Coming-of-age rite, Meeting family and friends, Cutting cloth, Opening a storehouse, Setting up a loom, Taking in livestock, Building an animal shelter, Training oxen and horses, Raising livestock | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Treating illness |
| Jul 22 | 6/7 | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Treating illness, Meeting family and friends, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting up incense, Wedding, Roofing, Laying foundations | Opening for business, Placing a bed, Setting out on a journey, Setting up a loom |
| Jul 23 | 6/8 | Sculpting and painting, Setting out on a journey, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Adding to the household, Cutting cloth, Taking in a son-in-law, Building an animal shelter, Trading, Signing a deed, Raising livestock, Preparing one’s own grave, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb | None |
| Jul 24 | 6/9 | Rites and offerings, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Catching pests, Making nets, Hunting, Fishing, Nothing else | None |
| Jul 25 | 6/10 | Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 26 | 6/11 | Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Clearing and cleaning, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Jul 27 | 6/12 | Rites and offerings, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 28 | 6/13 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings |
| Jul 29 | 6/14 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Taking up a post |
| Jul 30 | 6/15 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Receiving money, Catching pests | Opening for business, Digging a grave site |
| Jul 31 | 6/16 | Wedding, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Building a temple, 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.