Chinese almanac: July 2018
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | 5/18 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial | Raising the roof beam, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jul 2 | 5/19 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Placing a bed, Meeting family and friends | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Jul 3 | 5/20 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Opening for business, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a tomb, Burial | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jul 4 | 5/21 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Repairing walls | Funeral procession, Burial |
| Jul 5 | 5/22 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Building a stove |
| Jul 6 | 5/23 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Burial |
| Jul 7 | 5/24 | 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 |
| Jul 8 | 5/25 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial |
| Jul 9 | 5/26 | 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 |
| Jul 10 | 5/27 | 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 |
| Jul 11 | 5/28 | 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 |
| Jul 12 | 5/29 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Treating illness, Learning a craft, Felling trees, Roofing, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Setting up a mill, Hanging a sign, Digging a well, Taking in livestock | Setting out on a journey, Burial, Building a bridge |
| Jul 13 | 6/1 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Blocking holes, Clearing out ants, Making nets | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Wedding, Consecrating an image, Roofing |
| Jul 14 | 6/2 | Rites and offerings, Repairs and building, Setting out on a journey, Roofing, Raising pillars, Making carts, Training oxen and horses, Building an animal shelter, Harvesting honey | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Digging a well, Burial |
| Jul 15 | 6/3 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Starting school, Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Treating illness, Digging a pond, Raising livestock | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Betrothal gifts, Moving into a new home, Building a stove |
| Jul 16 | 6/4 | Receiving money, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Laying foundations, Raising pillars, Placing a bed, Moving house, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock | Temple rites, Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Burial, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession |
| Jul 17 | 6/5 | Rites and offerings, Repairing walls, Levelling roads | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Wedding, Repairs and building, Burial |
| Jul 18 | 6/6 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Signing a deed, Installing machinery, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Meeting family and friends, Placing a bed, Demolition, Hanging a sign, Raising livestock, Training oxen and horses | Wedding, Burial, Funeral procession, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave |
| Jul 19 | 6/7 | Ritual bathing, Haircut, Catching pests, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | Moving the household altar out, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Raising the roof beam, Breaking ground |
| Jul 20 | 6/8 | Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Wedding, Setting out on a journey |
| Jul 21 | 6/9 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Meeting family and friends, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Roofing, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Hanging a sign, Burial, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Erecting a headstone, Encoffining, Moving a coffin | Praying for blessings, Raising the roof beam, Opening a storehouse, Digging a well, Raising livestock |
| Jul 22 | 6/10 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Installing machinery, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a temple, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Thanking the earth | Wedding, Opening for business, Planting, Making one’s own coffin |
| Jul 23 | 6/11 | Rites and offerings, Adding to the household, Receiving money, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Catching pests, Nothing else | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Breaking ground, Burial |
| Jul 24 | 6/12 | Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Wedding, Meeting family and friends, Releasing water, Digging a well, Raising livestock, Taking in livestock, Digging a channel, Setting up a mill | Roofing, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Starting school, Burial, Funeral procession |
| Jul 25 | 6/13 | Rites and offerings, Blocking holes, Making nets, Hunting, Nothing else | Moving house, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Wedding, Consecrating an image, Installing a door |
| Jul 26 | 6/14 | Opening for business, Receiving money, Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Installing machinery, Coming-of-age rite, Meeting family and friends, Cutting cloth, Opening a storehouse, Setting up a loom, Taking in livestock, Building an animal shelter, Training oxen and horses, Raising livestock | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Treating illness |
| Jul 27 | 6/15 | 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 |
| Jul 28 | 6/16 | 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 |
| Jul 29 | 6/17 | Rites and offerings, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Catching pests, Making nets, Hunting, Fishing, Nothing else | None |
| Jul 30 | 6/18 | Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 31 | 6/19 | 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 |
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.