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