Chinese almanac: August 1997
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 6/28 | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground | Wedding, Digging a grave site, Buying property, Planting, Burial, Repairing a grave, Funeral procession |
| Aug 2 | 6/29 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Ritual bathing, Trimming nails, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Building a stove, Opening for business, Trading, Installing a door, Planting |
| Aug 3 | 7/1 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Aug 4 | 7/2 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Making beams, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Breaking ground, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting | Felling trees, Rites and offerings, Taking in livestock |
| Aug 5 | 7/3 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Breaking ground, Repairs and building, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial | None |
| Aug 6 | 7/4 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Receiving money, Planting, Taking in livestock, Adding to the household | Burial, Setting up a loom, Repairing a grave, Digging a grave site, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Opening a tomb, Erecting a headstone |
| Aug 7 | 7/5 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Building a stove, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Meeting family and friends, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Installing machinery, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Placing a bed | Digging a well, Setting out on a journey, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Aug 8 | 7/6 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Offerings for the departed, Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Receiving money, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Consecrating an image, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Digging a pond, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb | Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Roofing, Installing a door, Burial |
| Aug 9 | 7/7 | Wedding, Offerings for the departed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Clearing out ants, Building a dike, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Burial | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Digging a well, Consecrating an image, Raising the roof beam, Lawsuits |
| Aug 10 | 7/8 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Offerings for the departed, Setting out on a journey, Receiving money, House cleaning, Taking in livestock, Taking up a post | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Placing a bed, Opening a storehouse, Raising the roof beam |
| Aug 11 | 7/9 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Trimming nails, Coming-of-age rite, Clearing and cleaning, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Installing a door |
| Aug 12 | 7/10 | Sculpting and painting, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Setting up a loom, Cutting cloth, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Catching pests | Praying for blessings, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Aug 13 | 7/11 | Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock | Wedding, Installing a door, Breaking ground, Burial |
| Aug 14 | 7/12 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Offerings for the departed, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Raising pillars, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Laying foundations, Roofing, Installing a door, Building a temple, Building a bridge, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | Opening for business, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Building a stove |
| Aug 15 | 7/13 | Rites and offerings, Catching pests, Hunting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Opening a tomb | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Opening for business, Moving into a new home |
| Aug 16 | 7/14 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Treating illness, Nothing else | Funeral procession, Burial |
| Aug 17 | 7/15 | Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Carving, Cutting mortises, Moving into a new home, Building a bridge, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Opening a tomb | Breaking ground, Making an agreement, Placing a bed, Digging a pond |
| Aug 18 | 7/16 | Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Clearing and cleaning, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Releasing water, Building a storehouse, Opening for business, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Preparing one’s own grave, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial | None |
| Aug 19 | 7/17 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Moving the household altar out, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Demolition, Laying foundations, Installing a door, Setting up separate homes, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock | None |
| Aug 20 | 7/18 | Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Cutting cloth, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Releasing water, Opening for business, Digging a well, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting, Digging a channel, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site | None |
| Aug 21 | 7/19 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Building a stove, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Aug 22 | 7/20 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Taking in livestock, Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Burial | Building a stove, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Aug 23 | 7/21 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Digging a grave site, Burial | Wedding, Opening for business |
| Aug 24 | 7/22 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Burial |
| Aug 25 | 7/23 | Ritual bathing, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Wedding, Praying for blessings |
| Aug 26 | 7/24 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Burial |
| Aug 27 | 7/25 | Catching pests, Making nets, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Aug 28 | 7/26 | Ritual bathing, Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Aug 29 | 7/27 | 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 30 | 7/28 | 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 31 | 7/29 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Installing machinery, Building a stove, Taking in livestock | Breaking ground, 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.