Chinese almanac: June 2016
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1 | 4/26 | Planting, Catching pests, Hunting, Nothing else | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Burial, Visiting the sick |
| Jun 2 | 4/27 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Learning a craft, Acupuncture, Haircut, Meeting family and friends, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Raising pillars, Setting pillar bases, Placing a bed, Demolition, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Releasing water, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Visiting the sick, Moving the household altar out, Roofing |
| Jun 3 | 4/28 | Nothing else | None |
| Jun 4 | 4/29 | Blocking holes, Clearing out ants, Making nets, Nothing else | Digging a grave site, Burial |
| Jun 5 | 5/1 | Rites and offerings, Training oxen and horses, Clearing out ants, Nothing else | Temple rites, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground |
| Jun 6 | 5/2 | 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 7 | 5/3 | 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 8 | 5/4 | 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 9 | 5/5 | 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 10 | 5/6 | Hunting, Catching pests, Making nets, Fishing, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Burial, Opening a tomb, Funeral procession |
| Jun 11 | 5/7 | 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 12 | 5/8 | 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 13 | 5/9 | 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 14 | 5/10 | Rites and offerings, Making nets, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Digging a well, Burial |
| Jun 15 | 5/11 | 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 16 | 5/12 | 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 17 | 5/13 | Setting out on a journey, Training oxen and horses, Harvesting honey, Nothing else | Temple rites, Roofing, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 18 | 5/14 | 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 19 | 5/15 | 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 |
| Jun 20 | 5/16 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Trimming nails, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Lawsuits |
| Jun 21 | 5/17 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Signing a deed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial | Consecrating an image, Building a stove, Roofing, Setting up scaffolding, Opening a storehouse |
| Jun 22 | 5/18 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Roofing, Laying foundations, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Setting pillar bases, Installing a door, Digging a pond | Wedding, Opening for business, Making one’s own coffin, Burial |
| Jun 23 | 5/19 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Wedding, Moving house |
| Jun 24 | 5/20 | Wedding, Installing machinery, Trading, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Releasing water, Digging a pond, Digging a well | Building a stove, Haircut, Building a bridge, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Jun 25 | 5/21 | Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Installing machinery, Digging a grave site, Burial | Temple rites, Rites and offerings, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Raising the roof beam, Wedding |
| Jun 26 | 5/22 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Nothing else | Opening for business, Burial, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Digging a well |
| Jun 27 | 5/23 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Setting up incense, Clearing and cleaning, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Meeting family and friends, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin | Making bed curtains, Raising the roof beam, Setting up a loom, Burial, Encoffining |
| Jun 28 | 5/24 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Building a stove, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Setting up scaffolding, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Digging a pond, Building a boat | Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Digging a well, Opening for business, Burial |
| Jun 29 | 5/25 | Rites and offerings, Trading, Receiving money | Temple rites, Digging a channel, Raising the roof beam, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jun 30 | 5/26 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Receiving money, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Starting school, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Demolition, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising livestock, Planting, Installing a door, Building a toilet | Funeral procession, Felling trees, Making beams, Building a stove |
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.