Chinese almanac: September 2012
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | 7/16 | Digging a grave site, Burial, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Rites and offerings, Catching pests, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Trading |
| Sep 2 | 7/17 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Treating illness, Nothing else | Praying for blessings, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Sep 3 | 7/18 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting, Setting out on a journey, Burial | Digging a well, Haircut, Building a stove, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Digging a pond |
| Sep 4 | 7/19 | Installing machinery, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Offerings for the departed, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Raising the roof beam, Taking in livestock, Digging a grave site, Moving a coffin, Burial | Moving into a new home, Wedding, Digging a well, Raising livestock |
| Sep 5 | 7/20 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Setting up a loom, Repairs and building, Adding to the household, Placing a bed, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting, Meeting family and friends | Funeral procession, Burial, Setting out on a journey, Making beams, Taking in livestock, Felling trees, Building a bridge |
| Sep 6 | 7/21 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Consecrating an image, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Releasing water, Digging a channel, Planting, Adding to the household | Moving into a new home, Raising the roof beam, Encoffining, Roofing, Visiting the sick, Building a stove, Installing a door, Burial, Taking in livestock, Felling trees |
| Sep 7 | 7/22 | Nothing is favoured | Encoffining, Burial, Opening for business, Trading |
| Sep 8 | 7/23 | Rites and offerings, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Installing machinery, Demolition, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Burial, Building a storehouse, Setting up a loom | Placing a bed, Consecrating an image, Opening for business, Trading |
| Sep 9 | 7/24 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Putting on mourning dress, Ending mourning dress, Ritual bathing, Encoffining | Breaking ground, Coming-of-age rite, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam |
| Sep 10 | 7/25 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Taking up a post, Setting out on a journey, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Sep 11 | 7/26 | Nothing is favoured | None |
| Sep 12 | 7/27 | Ritual bathing, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Digging a grave site, Levelling roads | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening for business |
| Sep 13 | 7/28 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Ritual bathing, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Burial, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | None |
| Sep 14 | 7/29 | Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Laying foundations, Breaking ground, Demolition, Raising the roof beam, Erecting a headstone, Repairing a grave, Burial, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Moving a coffin | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Rites and offerings, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Moving the household altar out, Adding to the household, Buying property |
| Sep 15 | 7/30 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Sep 16 | 8/1 | Wedding, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Consecrating an image, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Planting, Felling trees, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | None |
| Sep 17 | 8/2 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Planting | Wedding, Erecting a headstone, Setting out on a journey, Felling trees, Burial, Funeral procession, Moving house, Taking in livestock |
| Sep 18 | 8/3 | Rites and offerings, Haircut, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Wedding, Acupuncture, Encoffining, Moving a coffin | Visiting the sick, Digging a channel, Burial, Felling trees, Building a stove, Moving into a new home |
| Sep 19 | 8/4 | Rites and offerings, Erecting a headstone, Repairing a grave, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Nothing else | None |
| Sep 20 | 8/5 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Felling trees, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Burial, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Digging a well, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image |
| Sep 21 | 8/6 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Sep 22 | 8/7 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Haircut, Trimming nails, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Digging a pond, Releasing water, House cleaning | Felling trees, Funeral procession, Building a stove, Making beams, Burial |
| Sep 23 | 8/8 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Moving the household altar out, Raising the roof beam | Building a stove, Funeral procession, Haircut, Boarding a boat, Wedding, Burial |
| Sep 24 | 8/9 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Sep 25 | 8/10 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | None |
| Sep 26 | 8/11 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Sep 27 | 8/12 | Rites and offerings, Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Sep 28 | 8/13 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Making beams, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Hanging a sign, Planting, Taking in livestock, Digging a grave site, Burial, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Opening for business, Digging a well, Digging a channel, Building a bridge, Building a boat |
| Sep 29 | 8/14 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Hanging a sign, Planting, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Demolition, Breaking ground, Placing a bed | Wedding, Digging a grave site, Adding to the household, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Moving the household altar out, Taking in livestock, Lawsuits, Burial |
| Sep 30 | 8/15 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Haircut, Adding to the household, Building a stove, Moving a coffin, Coming-of-age rite, Meeting family and friends | Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Felling trees, Taking in livestock, Opening for business, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Planting |
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.