Chinese almanac: June 2011
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1 | 4/30 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 2 | 5/1 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Opening for business, Signing a deed |
| Jun 3 | 5/2 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Setting out on a journey, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Clearing and cleaning, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Digging a well, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Burial |
| Jun 4 | 5/3 | Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Building a stove, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock | Rites and offerings, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Placing a bed, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Burial, Repairing a grave, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 5 | 5/4 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Moving house, Laying foundations, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, Building a storehouse, Buying property, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave | Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Installing a door, Felling trees, Encoffining, Burial, Roofing |
| Jun 6 | 5/5 | 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 7 | 5/6 | Cutting cloth, Building a stove, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Taking in livestock | Wedding, Burial |
| Jun 8 | 5/7 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial | Raising the roof beam, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 9 | 5/8 | 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 10 | 5/9 | 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 11 | 5/10 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Repairing walls | Funeral procession, Burial |
| Jun 12 | 5/11 | 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 13 | 5/12 | 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 14 | 5/13 | Nothing is favoured | None |
| Jun 15 | 5/14 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Consecrating an image, Opening for business |
| Jun 16 | 5/15 | Consecrating an image, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Wedding |
| Jun 17 | 5/16 | Rites and offerings, Planting, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 18 | 5/17 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Moving a coffin | Burial, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed |
| Jun 19 | 5/18 | Praying for children, Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Making beams, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Building a stove, Building a dike, Building an animal shelter | Burial, Setting out on a journey, Praying for blessings, Planting |
| Jun 20 | 5/19 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 21 | 5/20 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Moving the household altar out, Consecrating an image, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Breaking ground | Burial, Funeral procession, Felling trees, Making beams |
| Jun 22 | 5/21 | Consecrating an image, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Laying foundations, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Buying property, Placing a bed |
| Jun 23 | 5/22 | Rites and offerings, Haircut, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Ritual bathing, Trimming nails, House cleaning | Setting out on a journey, Installing a door, Repairs and building, Wedding, Raising the roof beam, Moving into a new home |
| Jun 24 | 5/23 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Breaking ground, Repairs and building, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Hanging a sign, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | None |
| Jun 25 | 5/24 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Moving house | Wedding, Opening for business, Trading, Funeral procession, Burial, Repairing a grave |
| Jun 26 | 5/25 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 27 | 5/26 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Making nets, Rites and offerings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Releasing water, Setting up a loom, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Building a bridge, Lawsuits, Moving house, Installing a door, Building a stove, Planting |
| Jun 28 | 5/27 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Planting, Placing a bed, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Encoffining, Burial, Digging a grave site, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Moving the household altar out, Felling trees, Rites and offerings, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Taking in livestock, Visiting the sick |
| Jun 29 | 5/28 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 30 | 5/29 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, 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.