Chinese almanac: January 2007
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 11/13 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Coming-of-age rite, Installing machinery, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Placing a bed, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb | Consecrating an image, Planting, Treating illness, Installing a door, Building a stove |
| Jan 2 | 11/14 | Sculpting and painting, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Clearing and cleaning, Repairs and building, Moving house, Building a boat, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Thanking the earth | None |
| Jan 3 | 11/15 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Placing a bed, Receiving money, Hunting, Catching pests | Opening for business, Digging a grave site |
| Jan 4 | 11/16 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Building a stove |
| Jan 5 | 11/17 | Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Jan 6 | 11/18 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Ritual bathing, Asking a bride’s name, Trading, Receiving money, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Thanking the earth, Building an animal shelter, Training oxen and horses | Moving into a new home, Buying property, Wedding, Breaking ground, Planting, Opening for business, Consecrating an image, Digging a grave site |
| Jan 7 | 11/19 | Rites and offerings, Training oxen and horses, Building an animal shelter, Meeting family and friends, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Funeral procession |
| Jan 8 | 11/20 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Encoffining, Repairing a grave, Breaking ground, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Building a stove, Burial, Rites and offerings, Opening for business, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Taking in livestock, Thanking the earth, Setting out on a journey, Visiting the sick |
| Jan 9 | 11/21 | Setting out on a journey, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Receiving money, Trading, Signing a deed, Wedding, Planting, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial | Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Raising the roof beam, Praying for blessings, Lawsuits, Making beams, Building a stove, Digging a pond, Installing a door, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Digging a well |
| Jan 10 | 11/22 | Levelling roads, Nothing else | Consecrating an image, Wedding, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Building a boat, Burial, Visiting the sick |
| Jan 11 | 11/23 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Rites and offerings, Installing machinery, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Roofing, Placing a bed, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Hanging a sign, Demolition, Buying property | Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Burial, Funeral procession |
| Jan 12 | 11/24 | Ritual bathing, Catching pests, Hunting, Haircut, Trimming nails, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Digging a grave site, Burial, Thanking the earth, Erecting a headstone, Repairing a grave, Opening a tomb | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Raising the roof beam, Opening for business, Temple rites, Roofing, Installing a door |
| Jan 13 | 11/25 | Rites and offerings, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Temple rites, Wedding, Opening for business |
| Jan 14 | 11/26 | Ritual bathing, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Hunting, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Praying for blessings, Wedding, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Building a boat |
| Jan 15 | 11/27 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Clearing out ants, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Building a temple, Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Burial, Funeral procession, Wedding |
| Jan 16 | 11/28 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Asking a bride’s name, Rites and offerings, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Receiving money, Catching pests, Building a stove | Opening for business, Placing a bed, Burial, Repairing a grave |
| Jan 17 | 11/29 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting, Moving the household altar out, Consecrating an image, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Making beams, Cutting mortises, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Installing a door, Placing a bed, Demolition, Raising livestock, Building an animal shelter, Digging a well | Building a temple, Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Burial, Funeral procession |
| Jan 18 | 11/30 | 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 19 | 12/1 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Training oxen and horses, Meeting family and friends, Nothing else | Digging a grave site, Breaking ground, Burial |
| Jan 20 | 12/2 | 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 21 | 12/3 | 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 22 | 12/4 | 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 23 | 12/5 | Rites and offerings, Setting up a mill, Making nets, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial |
| Jan 24 | 12/6 | 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 25 | 12/7 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Burial |
| Jan 26 | 12/8 | 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 27 | 12/9 | 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 28 | 12/10 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Nothing else | Opening for business, Placing a bed |
| Jan 29 | 12/11 | 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 30 | 12/12 | 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 31 | 12/13 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
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.