Chinese almanac: May 2019
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 3/27 | Rites and offerings, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 2 | 3/28 | Ritual bathing, Making nets, Fishing | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| May 3 | 3/29 | None | Nothing is favoured |
| May 4 | 3/30 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 5 | 4/1 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Trading, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting | Praying for blessings, Encoffining, Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Burial, Visiting the sick |
| May 6 | 4/2 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Learning a craft, Demolition, Laying foundations, Setting up a mill, Releasing water, Digging a pond, Building a storehouse, Digging a channel, Planting, Thanking the earth, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Burial |
| May 7 | 4/3 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Making carts, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Building a toilet, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Encoffining | Roofing, Building a bridge, Installing a door, Burial, Raising the roof beam |
| May 8 | 4/4 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Clearing out ants, Meeting family and friends, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial |
| May 9 | 4/5 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Treating illness, Making carts, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Burial |
| May 10 | 4/6 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Making nets, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Praying for children, Adding to the household, Setting up a loom | Opening for business, Building a stove, Breaking ground, Funeral procession, Burial |
| May 11 | 4/7 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Moving house, Digging a grave site, Burial, House cleaning, Levelling roads | Praying for blessings, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Building a stove |
| May 12 | 4/8 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Praying for children, Installing machinery, Taking in livestock, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Laying foundations, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Building a stove, Installing a door, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Roofing, Opening a tomb, Burial | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Wedding |
| May 13 | 4/9 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Meeting family and friends, Breaking ground, Clearing and cleaning, Catching pests, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Roofing, Setting up scaffolding |
| May 14 | 4/10 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Funeral procession, Burial |
| May 15 | 4/11 | Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Nothing else | Temple rites, Opening for business, Wedding, Building a stove |
| May 16 | 4/12 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Installing machinery, Meeting family and friends, Consecrating an image, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Roofing, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Building a stove, Releasing water, Building a toilet, Digging a pond, Planting, Raising livestock, Building an animal shelter, Digging a grave site, Burial, Erecting a headstone | Wedding, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| May 17 | 4/13 | Planting, Catching pests, Hunting, Nothing else | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Burial, Visiting the sick |
| May 18 | 4/14 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Learning a craft, Acupuncture, Haircut, Meeting family and friends, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Raising pillars, Setting pillar bases, Placing a bed, Demolition, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Releasing water, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Visiting the sick, Moving the household altar out, Roofing |
| May 19 | 4/15 | Nothing else | None |
| May 20 | 4/16 | Blocking holes, Clearing out ants, Making nets, Nothing else | Digging a grave site, Burial |
| May 21 | 4/17 | Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a temple, Building a bridge, Building a boat, Building an animal shelter, Opening for business, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial | None |
| May 22 | 4/18 | Adding to the household, Raising livestock, Buying property, Blocking holes, Making nets, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 23 | 4/19 | Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Wedding | Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Moving house, Opening for business, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone |
| May 24 | 4/20 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Installing a door |
| May 25 | 4/21 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Consecrating an image |
| May 26 | 4/22 | Rites and offerings, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 27 | 4/23 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Temple rites |
| May 28 | 4/24 | Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Opening for business, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Taking in livestock | Wedding, Burial |
| May 29 | 4/25 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial |
| May 30 | 4/26 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Trading, Signing a deed | Wedding, Burial |
| May 31 | 4/27 | Wedding, Cutting cloth, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Taking up a post, Catching pests |
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.