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