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