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