Chinese almanac: March 2013
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 1/20 | Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Trading, Signing a deed, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial | Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Rites and offerings, Wedding, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Building a stove |
| Mar 2 | 1/21 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Demolition, Adding to the household, Placing a bed, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Taking in livestock, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth, Opening a tomb, Burial | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Moving the household altar out, Building a stove, Digging a well |
| Mar 3 | 1/22 | Meeting family and friends, Coming-of-age rite, Placing a bed, Installing machinery, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting up a loom | Wedding, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Building a stove, Burial |
| Mar 4 | 1/23 | Building a stove, Clearing and cleaning, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Burial, Installing a door |
| Mar 5 | 1/24 | Coming-of-age rite, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Levelling roads, Repairing walls | Roofing, Building a stove, Treating illness, Visiting the sick |
| Mar 6 | 1/25 | Rites and offerings, Wedding, Praying for blessings, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Repairs and building, Setting up a mill, Praying for children, Meeting family and friends, Hanging a sign, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Building a storehouse, Releasing water | Planting, Felling trees |
| Mar 7 | 1/26 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Laying foundations, Moving a coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Cutting mortises, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out | Placing a bed, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Building a stove |
| Mar 8 | 1/27 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness | Nothing is favoured |
| Mar 9 | 1/28 | Rites and offerings, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Installing machinery, Demolition, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Erecting a headstone, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Clearing and cleaning, Building a storehouse, Adding to the household | Consecrating an image, Shipping goods |
| Mar 10 | 1/29 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Demolition, Placing a bed, Laying foundations, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Ritual bathing, Setting out on a journey, Praying for children, Installing a door | Wedding, Planting, Felling trees, Burial |
| Mar 11 | 1/30 | Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Taking in a son-in-law, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Receiving money | Building a stove, Opening for business, Burial, Making beams |
| Mar 12 | 2/1 | Rites and offerings, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Praying for blessings, Sculpting and painting, Temple rites, Ritual bathing, Demolition, Laying foundations, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Building a temple, Moving a coffin, Thanking the earth, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Starting school, Learning a craft, Setting out on a journey, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Digging a well, Praying for children, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees | Building a stove, Burial, Opening for business, Roofing |
| Mar 13 | 2/2 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Installing machinery, Demolition, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Setting up a loom, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Building a dike, Building a storehouse, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Taking in livestock, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Mar 14 | 2/3 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial | Digging a well, Breaking ground, Building a stove, Planting |
| Mar 15 | 2/4 | Blocking holes, Nothing is favoured | Installing a door, Building a stove, Burial, Wedding |
| Mar 16 | 2/5 | Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Praying for children, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Installing machinery, Making beams, Cutting mortises, Installing a door, Placing a bed, Building a storehouse, Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Praying for blessings, Setting up a loom, Receiving money, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Trading, Starting school, Haircut, Setting up scaffolding | Setting out on a journey, Temple rites, Burial, Wedding |
| Mar 17 | 2/6 | Rites and offerings, Wedding, Taking in a son-in-law, Burial | Planting, Roofing, Building a stove, Moving into a new home |
| Mar 18 | 2/7 | Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Making an agreement, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Installing machinery, Demolition, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Starting school, Setting out on a journey, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Releasing water, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Raising pillars, Signing a deed, Setting up a loom | Felling trees, Making beams |
| Mar 19 | 2/8 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Demolition, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Praying for children, Starting school, Haircut, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Making beams, Moving the household altar out, Repairs and building, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Releasing water, Taking up a post | Installing a door |
| Mar 20 | 2/9 | Rites and offerings, Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Mar 21 | 2/10 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Coming-of-age rite, Signing a deed, Trading, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Moving house, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site | Consecrating an image, Building a stove, Temple rites, Burial |
| Mar 22 | 2/11 | Opening for business, Signing a deed, Trading, Hanging a sign, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Demolition, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Adding to the household | Wedding, Funeral procession, Setting up scaffolding, Making beams, Haircut, Raising livestock, Burial, Taking in livestock, Felling trees |
| Mar 23 | 2/12 | Haircut, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Adding to the household | Buying property, Felling trees, Taking in livestock, Building an animal shelter, Burial, Digging a grave site, Making beams, Building a stove, Preparing one’s own grave |
| Mar 24 | 2/13 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Demolition, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth | Making bed curtains, Opening for business, Burial, Encoffining |
| Mar 25 | 2/14 | Placing a bed, Felling trees, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Signing a deed, Trading, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Burial | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Installing a door |
| Mar 26 | 2/15 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Trading, Meeting family and friends, Training oxen and horses, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Opening a tomb, Burial, Moving a coffin | Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Mar 27 | 2/16 | Blocking holes, Trimming nails, Clearing and cleaning, Catching pests, Hunting, Making nets, Nothing else, Nothing is favoured | Wedding, Building a stove, Digging a well, Burial |
| Mar 28 | 2/17 | Receiving money, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Trading, Consecrating an image, Placing a bed, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Repairs and building, Laying foundations | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Funeral procession, Taking up a post, Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Thanking the earth, Lawsuits |
| Mar 29 | 2/18 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Repairing walls, Buying property, Levelling roads | Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Roofing, Building a stove, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting |
| Mar 30 | 2/19 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Demolition, Repairs and building, Installing a door, Hanging a sign, Receiving money, House cleaning | Breaking ground, Felling trees, Burial, Funeral procession |
| Mar 31 | 2/20 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Clearing and cleaning, Planting, Felling trees, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth, Burial | Opening for business, Trading, Building a stove, Receiving money, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Roofing, Building a boat |
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.