Chinese almanac: June 2004
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1 | 4/14 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Funeral procession, Burial |
| Jun 2 | 4/15 | Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Nothing else | Temple rites, Opening for business, Wedding, Building a stove |
| Jun 3 | 4/16 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Installing machinery, Meeting family and friends, Consecrating an image, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Roofing, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Building a stove, Releasing water, Building a toilet, Digging a pond, Planting, Raising livestock, Building an animal shelter, Digging a grave site, Burial, Erecting a headstone | Wedding, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Jun 4 | 4/17 | Planting, Catching pests, Hunting, Nothing else | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Burial, Visiting the sick |
| Jun 5 | 4/18 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 6 | 4/19 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 7 | 4/20 | 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 |
| Jun 8 | 4/21 | Rites and offerings, Training oxen and horses, Clearing out ants, Nothing else | Temple rites, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground |
| Jun 9 | 4/22 | 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 |
| Jun 10 | 4/23 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Receiving money, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Building a stove, Moving the household altar out, Setting up incense, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Demolition, Releasing water, House cleaning, Building a storehouse, Building a boat, Planting, Burial | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Placing a bed, Thanking the earth, Digging a grave site, Breaking ground |
| Jun 11 | 4/24 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Haircut, Building a stove, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Trimming nails, Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age rite | Digging a grave site, Setting out on a journey, Planting |
| Jun 12 | 4/25 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Receiving money, Encoffining, Burial, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Digging a well, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 13 | 4/26 | Hunting, Catching pests, Making nets, Fishing, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Burial, Opening a tomb, Funeral procession |
| Jun 14 | 4/27 | Rites and offerings, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods |
| Jun 15 | 4/28 | Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Building an animal shelter, Placing a bed, Releasing water, Digging a well, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Making nets, Digging a grave site | Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home |
| Jun 16 | 4/29 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Buying property, Planting, Digging a grave site, Burial | Building a stove, Moving the household altar out, Rites and offerings, Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Jun 17 | 4/30 | Rites and offerings, Making nets, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Digging a well, Burial |
| Jun 18 | 5/1 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Coming-of-age rite, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Planting, Digging a grave site | Funeral procession, Buying property, Burial |
| Jun 19 | 5/2 | Wedding, Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Raising the roof beam, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving house, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Receiving money, Building a dike, Planting, Blocking holes | Placing a bed, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Burial, Funeral procession, Consecrating an image |
| Jun 20 | 5/3 | Setting out on a journey, Training oxen and horses, Harvesting honey, Nothing else | Temple rites, Roofing, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 21 | 5/4 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Planting, Receiving money, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Building an animal shelter | Burial, Preparing one’s own grave, Funeral procession |
| Jun 22 | 5/5 | Installing machinery, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Betrothal gifts, Opening for business, Repairs and building, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Cutting mortises, Setting up a mill, Returning to the hills, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Demolition, Releasing water, Moving the household altar out, House cleaning, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Building a boat |
| Jun 23 | 5/6 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Trimming nails, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Lawsuits |
| Jun 24 | 5/7 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Signing a deed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial | Consecrating an image, Building a stove, Roofing, Setting up scaffolding, Opening a storehouse |
| Jun 25 | 5/8 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Roofing, Laying foundations, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Setting pillar bases, Installing a door, Digging a pond | Wedding, Opening for business, Making one’s own coffin, Burial |
| Jun 26 | 5/9 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Wedding, Moving house |
| Jun 27 | 5/10 | Wedding, Installing machinery, Trading, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Releasing water, Digging a pond, Digging a well | Building a stove, Haircut, Building a bridge, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Jun 28 | 5/11 | Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Installing machinery, Digging a grave site, Burial | Temple rites, Rites and offerings, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Raising the roof beam, Wedding |
| Jun 29 | 5/12 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Nothing else | Opening for business, Burial, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Digging a well |
| Jun 30 | 5/13 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Setting up incense, Clearing and cleaning, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Meeting family and friends, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin | Making bed curtains, Raising the roof beam, Setting up a loom, Burial, Encoffining |
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.