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