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