Chinese almanac: December 2009
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 10/15 | Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Burial, Opening a tomb, Encoffining | Wedding, Opening for business, Moving the household altar out, Planting, Digging a grave site, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Setting up incense, Setting up separate homes, Digging a well, Building a stove |
| Dec 2 | 10/16 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 3 | 10/17 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Clearing and cleaning, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Receiving money, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Taking in livestock | Visiting the sick, Burial |
| Dec 4 | 10/18 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Haircut, Meeting family and friends, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Opening a tomb | Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Lawsuits, Moving house, Setting out on a journey, Taking up a post |
| Dec 5 | 10/19 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Making nets, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Placing a bed, Opening for business, Trading, Shipping goods, Burial, Repairing a grave, Wedding, Building a stove |
| Dec 6 | 10/20 | Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | None |
| Dec 7 | 10/21 | Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Clearing and cleaning, Setting up scaffolding, Cutting mortises, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Returning to the hills, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Digging a well, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Digging a grave site, Planting | Moving house, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Dec 8 | 10/22 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age rite, Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Demolition, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Opening a storehouse, Building a dike, Building a toilet, Planting, Taking in livestock, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | Wedding, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Digging a well, Burial, Funeral procession |
| Dec 9 | 10/23 | Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Wedding, Building a stove, Building a boat |
| Dec 10 | 10/24 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Setting up a loom, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, House cleaning, Planting, Raising livestock, Building an animal shelter | Temple rites, Making beams, Digging a well, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Dec 11 | 10/25 | Receiving money, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Setting up a loom, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Demolition, House cleaning, Placing a bed, Planting, Raising livestock, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Encoffining, Burial, Opening a tomb | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Dec 12 | 10/26 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Installing a door, Raising the roof beam |
| Dec 13 | 10/27 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Demolition, Repairs and building, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Moving the household altar out, Burial, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post | Digging a well, Felling trees, Temple rites, Building a stove |
| Dec 14 | 10/28 | Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Making nets, Catching pests, Hunting, Felling trees, Adding to the household, Releasing water | Setting out on a journey, Burial, Repairing a grave, Opening for business |
| Dec 15 | 10/29 | Rites and offerings, Seeing a doctor, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 16 | 11/1 | 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 |
| Dec 17 | 11/2 | 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 |
| Dec 18 | 11/3 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Placing a bed, Receiving money, Hunting, Catching pests | Opening for business, Digging a grave site |
| Dec 19 | 11/4 | 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 |
| Dec 20 | 11/5 | Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Dec 21 | 11/6 | Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Dec 22 | 11/7 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Raising the roof beam, Taking in livestock | Opening for business, Burial |
| Dec 23 | 11/8 | Opening for business, Signing a deed, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Installing machinery, Raising the roof beam, Opening a tomb, Burial | Wedding, Praying for blessings |
| Dec 24 | 11/9 | Levelling roads, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 25 | 11/10 | Praying for children, Temple rites, Sculpting and painting, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Building a bridge, Installing machinery, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Wedding |
| Dec 26 | 11/11 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Burial |
| Dec 27 | 11/12 | Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 28 | 11/13 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Starting school, Making an agreement, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Releasing water, Trading, Digging a pond | Building a bridge, Installing a door, Haircut, Building a temple, Planting, Building a stove |
| Dec 29 | 11/14 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 30 | 11/15 | 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 |
| Dec 31 | 11/16 | 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 |
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.