Chinese almanac: August 2017
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | Leap 6/10 | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Treating illness, Meeting family and friends, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting up incense, Wedding, Roofing, Laying foundations | Opening for business, Placing a bed, Setting out on a journey, Setting up a loom |
| Aug 2 | Leap 6/11 | Sculpting and painting, Setting out on a journey, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Adding to the household, Cutting cloth, Taking in a son-in-law, Building an animal shelter, Trading, Signing a deed, Raising livestock, Preparing one’s own grave, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb | None |
| Aug 3 | Leap 6/12 | Rites and offerings, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Catching pests, Making nets, Hunting, Fishing, Nothing else | None |
| Aug 4 | Leap 6/13 | Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Aug 5 | Leap 6/14 | Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Clearing and cleaning, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Aug 6 | Leap 6/15 | Rites and offerings, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Aug 7 | Leap 6/16 | 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 8 | Leap 6/17 | 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 9 | Leap 6/18 | 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 10 | Leap 6/19 | 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 |
| Aug 11 | Leap 6/20 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Consecrating an image, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Releasing water, Digging a channel, Planting, Adding to the household | Moving into a new home, Raising the roof beam, Encoffining, Roofing, Visiting the sick, Building a stove, Installing a door, Burial, Taking in livestock, Felling trees |
| Aug 12 | Leap 6/21 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Making beams, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Moving a coffin, Building an animal shelter | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Acupuncture, Digging a well |
| Aug 13 | Leap 6/22 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Raising pillars, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Receiving money, Raising the roof beam, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Burial, Opening a tomb | Planting, Digging a well, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Digging a grave site, Buying property |
| Aug 14 | Leap 6/23 | Clearing and cleaning, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Laying foundations, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Moving the household altar out, Wedding, Consecrating an image, Adding to the household, Setting out on a journey, Lawsuits, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Taking up a post |
| Aug 15 | Leap 6/24 | Ritual bathing, Haircut, Meeting family and friends, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Planting, Raising livestock, Wedding, Setting up a loom, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Building a stove, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Opening a storehouse, Praying for blessings |
| Aug 16 | Leap 6/25 | Rites and offerings, Haircut, Building a stove, Ritual bathing, Repairing walls, Levelling roads | Wedding, Planting, Praying for blessings, Building a bridge, Burial, Installing a door, Felling trees, Making beams |
| Aug 17 | Leap 6/26 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Offerings for the departed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Installing machinery, Consecrating an image, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Installing a door, Burial, Digging a grave site | Opening for business, Signing a deed, Buying property, Building a stove, Building a bridge |
| Aug 18 | Leap 6/27 | Rites and offerings, Offerings for the departed, Catching pests, Clearing and cleaning, Making nets, Hunting, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Trading, Moving into a new home, Wedding |
| Aug 19 | Leap 6/28 | Ritual bathing, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Temple rites, Opening for business |
| Aug 20 | Leap 6/29 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Moving into a new home, Hanging a sign, Building a bridge, Opening a tomb, Burial | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Wedding, Digging a well, Placing a bed |
| Aug 21 | Leap 6/30 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Offerings for the departed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Treating illness, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Consecrating an image, Repairs and building, Making carts, Setting up incense, Placing a bed, Catching pests, Hunting, Making nets | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Setting up a loom, Funeral procession, Burial, Visiting the sick |
| Aug 22 | 7/1 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Building a stove, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Meeting family and friends, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Installing machinery, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Placing a bed | Digging a well, Setting out on a journey, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Aug 23 | 7/2 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Offerings for the departed, Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Receiving money, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Consecrating an image, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Digging a pond, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb | Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Roofing, Installing a door, Burial |
| Aug 24 | 7/3 | Wedding, Offerings for the departed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Clearing out ants, Building a dike, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Burial | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Digging a well, Consecrating an image, Raising the roof beam, Lawsuits |
| Aug 25 | 7/4 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Offerings for the departed, Setting out on a journey, Receiving money, House cleaning, Taking in livestock, Taking up a post | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Placing a bed, Opening a storehouse, Raising the roof beam |
| Aug 26 | 7/5 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Trimming nails, Coming-of-age rite, Clearing and cleaning, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Installing a door |
| Aug 27 | 7/6 | 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 |
| Aug 28 | 7/7 | 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 |
| Aug 29 | 7/8 | 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 |
| Aug 30 | 7/9 | 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 |
| Aug 31 | 7/10 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Treating illness, Nothing else | Funeral procession, 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.