Chinese almanac: January 2010
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 11/17 | Making beams, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Building a stove, Blocking holes, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Building a dike, Patching a wall, Planting | Wedding, Praying for blessings, Digging a well, Funeral procession, Burial, Placing a bed |
| Jan 2 | 11/18 | Burial, Opening a tomb, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Nothing else |
| Jan 3 | 11/19 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting | Building a stove, Sculpting and painting, Funeral procession, Lawsuits, Felling trees, Burial |
| Jan 4 | 11/20 | Haircut, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Repairs and building, Burial, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Placing a bed, Planting | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Building a stove, Praying for blessings, Rites and offerings, Wedding, Thanking the earth, Digging a well, Roofing, Visiting the sick |
| Jan 5 | 11/21 | 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 6 | 11/22 | 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 7 | 11/23 | Rites and offerings, Setting up a mill, Making nets, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial |
| Jan 8 | 11/24 | 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 9 | 11/25 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Burial |
| Jan 10 | 11/26 | 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 11 | 11/27 | 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 12 | 11/28 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Nothing else | Opening for business, Placing a bed |
| Jan 13 | 11/29 | 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 14 | 11/30 | 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 15 | 12/1 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 16 | 12/2 | Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, House cleaning, Repairing a grave, Felling trees, Receiving money, Trading, Signing a deed | Building a stove, Rites and offerings, Raising the roof beam, Setting out on a journey |
| Jan 17 | 12/3 | Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Encoffining, Placing a bed, Opening a tomb, Burial, Rites and offerings, Cutting cloth, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household | None |
| Jan 18 | 12/4 | Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Consecrating an image |
| Jan 19 | 12/5 | Meeting family and friends, Betrothal gifts, Adding to the household, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Wedding, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Taking in livestock | Setting out on a journey, Treating illness, Burial, Opening for business |
| Jan 20 | 12/6 | Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Setting out on a journey, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Ritual bathing, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Wedding, Demolition, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post, Cutting cloth, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Felling trees, Catching pests, Planting, Digging a grave site, Installing a door | Roofing, Opening for business, Building a stove, Moving into a new home |
| Jan 21 | 12/7 | Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 22 | 12/8 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Wedding, Taking in a son-in-law, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone | Moving into a new home, Placing a bed |
| Jan 23 | 12/9 | Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone, Nothing else | Digging a grave site, Felling trees |
| Jan 24 | 12/10 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Encoffining, Building a stove, Wedding, Catching pests, Hunting, Receiving money | Opening a storehouse, Roofing, Burial, Placing a bed |
| Jan 25 | 12/11 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, Cutting cloth, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Installing machinery, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Setting up a mill, Taking in livestock | Planting, Encoffining, Burial |
| Jan 26 | 12/12 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Ritual bathing, Placing a bed, Installing machinery, Making carts, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone, Making bed curtains, Setting up a loom, Trading | Building a stove, Digging a well, Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Jan 27 | 12/13 | Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Rites and offerings, Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | None |
| Jan 28 | 12/14 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Making beams, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Demolition, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Taking in livestock, Burial | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Buying property |
| Jan 29 | 12/15 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Digging a pond, Patching a wall, Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Taking in livestock, Fishing, Placing a bed | Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Moving into a new home, Praying for blessings, Visiting the sick, Digging a well, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Burial, Building a stove |
| Jan 30 | 12/16 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | None |
| Jan 31 | 12/17 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Breaking ground, Meeting family and friends, Laying foundations, Building a storehouse, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Building a toilet, Adding to the household | Digging a well, Burial, Planting, Setting out on a journey, Building a stove, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Installing a door |
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.