Chinese almanac: July 1999
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | 5/18 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Planting, Placing a bed, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Encoffining, Burial, Digging a grave site, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Moving the household altar out, Felling trees, Rites and offerings, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Taking in livestock, Visiting the sick |
| Jul 2 | 5/19 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 3 | 5/20 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 4 | 5/21 | Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Installing a door, Placing a bed, Planting, Building a dike, Patching a wall, Building an animal shelter | Wedding, Digging a well, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Funeral procession, Burial, Consecrating an image, Haircut, Adding to the household |
| Jul 5 | 5/22 | Rites and offerings, Training oxen and horses, Clearing out ants, Nothing else | Temple rites, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground |
| Jul 6 | 5/23 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Opening for business, Receiving money, Signing a deed, Moving house, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Raising pillars, Demolition, House cleaning, Releasing water, Setting up incense, Placing a bed, Building a boat, Digging a pond, Digging a well, Building an animal shelter, Planting | Funeral procession, Burial, Digging a grave site, Building a stove, Felling trees, Temple rites |
| Jul 7 | 5/24 | 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 8 | 5/25 | 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 9 | 5/26 | Rites and offerings, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Catching pests, Making nets, Hunting, Fishing, Nothing else | None |
| Jul 10 | 5/27 | Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 11 | 5/28 | 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 12 | 5/29 | Rites and offerings, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 13 | 6/1 | 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 14 | 6/2 | 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 15 | 6/3 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Receiving money, Catching pests | Opening for business, Digging a grave site |
| Jul 16 | 6/4 | 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 |
| Jul 17 | 6/5 | Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Making nets, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 18 | 6/6 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Clearing and cleaning, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Breaking ground, Burial |
| Jul 19 | 6/7 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Treating illness, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Moving into a new home |
| Jul 20 | 6/8 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Burial | Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jul 21 | 6/9 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Cutting cloth, Making nets, Coming-of-age rite, Ritual bathing | Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Buying property, Burial, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Digging a well, Planting |
| Jul 22 | 6/10 | 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 |
| Jul 23 | 6/11 | 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 |
| Jul 24 | 6/12 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 25 | 6/13 | 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 |
| Jul 26 | 6/14 | 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 |
| Jul 27 | 6/15 | 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 |
| Jul 28 | 6/16 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Opening for business, Raising livestock, Haircut | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Burial, Encoffining, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Coming-of-age rite, Raising the roof beam |
| Jul 29 | 6/17 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Thanking the earth, Nothing else | None |
| Jul 30 | 6/18 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Trading, Harvesting honey, Building an animal shelter | Wedding, Building a stove, Burial, Breaking ground, Lawsuits, Making beams, Felling trees, Digging a well, Digging a grave site, Moving house |
| Jul 31 | 6/19 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | 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.