Chinese almanac: January 1998
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 12/3 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 2 | 12/4 | Ritual bathing, Haircut, House cleaning | Felling trees, Taking in livestock, Raising the roof beam, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Building an animal shelter, Wedding, Burial, Making beams, Building a boat, Installing a door |
| Jan 3 | 12/5 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Clearing and cleaning, Making beams, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Digging a well, Planting, Taking in livestock, Digging a grave site, Moving a coffin | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Taking up a post, Roofing, Encoffining, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Moving the household altar out, Adding to the household, Burial |
| Jan 4 | 12/6 | Making beams, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Building a stove, Blocking holes, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Building a dike, Patching a wall, Planting | Wedding, Praying for blessings, Digging a well, Funeral procession, Burial, Placing a bed |
| Jan 5 | 12/7 | Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Placing a bed, Cutting cloth, Building an animal shelter, Burial, Thanking the earth, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Moving a coffin, Encoffining | Consecrating an image, Wedding, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jan 6 | 12/8 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Training oxen and horses, Meeting family and friends, Nothing else | Digging a grave site, Breaking ground, Burial |
| Jan 7 | 12/9 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Moving house, Receiving money, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Moving into a new home, Meeting family and friends, Clearing and cleaning, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Starting school, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, House cleaning, Hanging a sign, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Opening a tomb, Encoffining | Visiting the sick, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Thanking the earth, Burial |
| Jan 8 | 12/10 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Meeting family and friends, Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Starting school, Receiving money, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Learning a craft, Setting up a loom, Placing a bed, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Taking in livestock, Burial, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Encoffining | Moving into a new home, Consecrating an image, Breaking ground |
| Jan 9 | 12/11 | Rites and offerings, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Cutting cloth, Making nets, Levelling roads | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a temple, Building a stove, Treating illness, Burial |
| Jan 10 | 12/12 | Rites and offerings, Setting up a mill, Making nets, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial |
| Jan 11 | 12/13 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Cutting cloth, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Moving house, Catching pests, Hunting, Releasing water, Moving into a new home, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Opening a tomb, Burial, Moving a coffin, Encoffining | Roofing, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jan 12 | 12/14 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Burial |
| Jan 13 | 12/15 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for children, Moving the household altar out, Sculpting and painting, Cutting cloth, Meeting family and friends, Starting school, Demolition, House cleaning, Building a storehouse, Hanging a sign, Digging a well, Digging a pond, Making nets, Planting, Taking in livestock, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Burial, Encoffining | Praying for blessings, Wedding, Building a temple, Placing a bed, Thanking the earth |
| Jan 14 | 12/16 | Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Opening for business, Felling trees, Wedding, Making beams |
| Jan 15 | 12/17 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Nothing else | Opening for business, Placing a bed |
| Jan 16 | 12/18 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age rite, Meeting family and friends, Building a stove, Releasing water, Building an animal shelter | Wedding, Encoffining, Burial, Setting out on a journey |
| Jan 17 | 12/19 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Demolition, Laying foundations, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Hanging a sign, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Making bed curtains, Building an animal shelter | Opening a storehouse, Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Jan 18 | 12/20 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 19 | 12/21 | Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, House cleaning, Repairing a grave, Felling trees, Receiving money, Trading, Signing a deed | Building a stove, Rites and offerings, Raising the roof beam, Setting out on a journey |
| Jan 20 | 12/22 | Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Encoffining, Placing a bed, Opening a tomb, Burial, Rites and offerings, Cutting cloth, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household | None |
| Jan 21 | 12/23 | Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Consecrating an image |
| Jan 22 | 12/24 | Meeting family and friends, Betrothal gifts, Adding to the household, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Wedding, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Taking in livestock | Setting out on a journey, Treating illness, Burial, Opening for business |
| Jan 23 | 12/25 | Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Setting out on a journey, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Ritual bathing, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Wedding, Demolition, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post, Cutting cloth, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Felling trees, Catching pests, Planting, Digging a grave site, Installing a door | Roofing, Opening for business, Building a stove, Moving into a new home |
| Jan 24 | 12/26 | Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 25 | 12/27 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Wedding, Taking in a son-in-law, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone | Moving into a new home, Placing a bed |
| Jan 26 | 12/28 | Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone, Nothing else | Digging a grave site, Felling trees |
| Jan 27 | 12/29 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Encoffining, Building a stove, Wedding, Catching pests, Hunting, Receiving money | Opening a storehouse, Roofing, Burial, Placing a bed |
| Jan 28 | 1/1 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, Cutting cloth, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Installing machinery, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Setting up a mill, Taking in livestock | Planting, Encoffining, Burial |
| Jan 29 | 1/2 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Ritual bathing, Placing a bed, Installing machinery, Making carts, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone, Making bed curtains, Setting up a loom, Trading | Building a stove, Digging a well, Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Jan 30 | 1/3 | Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Rites and offerings, Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | None |
| Jan 31 | 1/4 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Making beams, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Demolition, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Taking in livestock, Burial | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Buying property |
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.