Chinese almanac: June 2008
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1 | 4/28 | Ritual bathing, Levelling roads, House cleaning, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 2 | 4/29 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Planting, Digging a grave site, Burial | None |
| Jun 3 | 4/30 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Sculpting and painting, Cutting cloth, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Raising the roof beam, Repairs and building, Demolition, Setting up scaffolding, Moving into a new home, Felling trees, Breaking ground, Moving the household altar out, Cutting mortises |
| Jun 4 | 5/1 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 5 | 5/2 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Wedding, Moving house |
| Jun 6 | 5/3 | 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 7 | 5/4 | 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 8 | 5/5 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Nothing else | Opening for business, Burial, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Digging a well |
| Jun 9 | 5/6 | 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 |
| Jun 10 | 5/7 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Building a stove, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Setting up scaffolding, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Digging a pond, Building a boat | Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Digging a well, Opening for business, Burial |
| Jun 11 | 5/8 | Rites and offerings, Trading, Receiving money | Temple rites, Digging a channel, Raising the roof beam, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 12 | 5/9 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Receiving money, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Starting school, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Demolition, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising livestock, Planting, Installing a door, Building a toilet | Funeral procession, Felling trees, Making beams, Building a stove |
| Jun 13 | 5/10 | Consecrating an image, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Cutting mortises, Repairs and building, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Hanging a sign, Laying foundations, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial | Placing a bed, Shipping goods, Building a stove, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 14 | 5/11 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Wedding, Building a stove, Trimming nails, House cleaning, Repairing walls, Levelling roads | Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Treating illness, Making one’s own coffin |
| Jun 15 | 5/12 | Installing machinery, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Clearing and cleaning, Meeting family and friends, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Demolition, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Roofing, Placing a bed, Digging a grave site, Burial, Encoffining, Erecting a headstone | Opening for business, Felling trees, Making beams, Building a stove |
| Jun 16 | 5/13 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Catching pests, Making nets, Hunting, Fishing, Nothing else | Opening for business, Trading, Wedding, Burial, Funeral procession |
| Jun 17 | 5/14 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Hunting, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Jun 18 | 5/15 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Installing machinery, Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Treating illness, Setting up a loom, Placing a bed, Making nets, Blocking holes, Digging a grave site, Encoffining | Opening for business, Installing a door, Digging a well, Building a stove |
| Jun 19 | 5/16 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Carving, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Opening for business, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial | None |
| Jun 20 | 5/17 | Rites and offerings, Catching pests, Fishing, Repairing walls, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 21 | 5/18 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Installing a door |
| Jun 22 | 5/19 | Cutting cloth, Building a stove, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Taking in livestock | Wedding, Burial |
| Jun 23 | 5/20 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial | Raising the roof beam, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 24 | 5/21 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Placing a bed, Meeting family and friends | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Jun 25 | 5/22 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Opening for business, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a tomb, Burial | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 26 | 5/23 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Repairing walls | Funeral procession, Burial |
| Jun 27 | 5/24 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Building a stove |
| Jun 28 | 5/25 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Burial |
| Jun 29 | 5/26 | Nothing is favoured | None |
| Jun 30 | 5/27 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Consecrating an image, Opening for business |
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.