Chinese almanac: June 2014
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1 | 5/4 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Learning a craft, Demolition, Laying foundations, Setting up a mill, Releasing water, Digging a pond, Building a storehouse, Digging a channel, Planting, Thanking the earth, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Burial |
| Jun 2 | 5/5 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Making carts, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Building a toilet, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Encoffining | Roofing, Building a bridge, Installing a door, Burial, Raising the roof beam |
| Jun 3 | 5/6 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Clearing out ants, Meeting family and friends, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial |
| Jun 4 | 5/7 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Treating illness, Making carts, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Burial |
| Jun 5 | 5/8 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Making nets, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Praying for children, Adding to the household, Setting up a loom | Opening for business, Building a stove, Breaking ground, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Jun 6 | 5/9 | 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 7 | 5/10 | 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 8 | 5/11 | 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 9 | 5/12 | 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 10 | 5/13 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 11 | 5/14 | 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 12 | 5/15 | 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 13 | 5/16 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 14 | 5/17 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jun 15 | 5/18 | 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 16 | 5/19 | Rites and offerings, Training oxen and horses, Clearing out ants, Nothing else | Temple rites, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground |
| Jun 17 | 5/20 | 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 18 | 5/21 | 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 19 | 5/22 | 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 20 | 5/23 | 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, 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 21 | 5/24 | Hunting, Catching pests, Making nets, Fishing, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Burial, Opening a tomb, Funeral procession |
| Jun 22 | 5/25 | 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 23 | 5/26 | 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 24 | 5/27 | 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 25 | 5/28 | Rites and offerings, Making nets, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Digging a well, Burial |
| Jun 26 | 5/29 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Coming-of-age rite, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Planting, Digging a grave site | Funeral procession, Buying property, Burial |
| Jun 27 | 6/1 | Wedding, Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Raising the roof beam, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving house, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Receiving money, Building a dike, Planting, Blocking holes | Placing a bed, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Burial, Funeral procession, Consecrating an image |
| Jun 28 | 6/2 | Setting out on a journey, Training oxen and horses, Harvesting honey, Nothing else | Temple rites, Roofing, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 29 | 6/3 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Planting, Receiving money, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Building an animal shelter | Burial, Preparing one’s own grave, Funeral procession |
| Jun 30 | 6/4 | Installing machinery, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Betrothal gifts, Opening for business, Repairs and building, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Cutting mortises, Setting up a mill, Returning to the hills, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Demolition, Releasing water, Moving the household altar out, House cleaning, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, 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.