Chinese almanac: April 2020
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 3/9 | Rites and offerings, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Installing machinery, Demolition, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Erecting a headstone, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Clearing and cleaning, Building a storehouse, Adding to the household | Consecrating an image, Shipping goods |
| Apr 2 | 3/10 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Demolition, Placing a bed, Laying foundations, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Ritual bathing, Setting out on a journey, Praying for children, Installing a door | Wedding, Planting, Felling trees, Burial |
| Apr 3 | 3/11 | Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Taking in a son-in-law, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Receiving money | Building a stove, Opening for business, Burial, Making beams |
| Apr 4 | 3/12 | Rites and offerings, Catching pests, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial |
| Apr 5 | 3/13 | Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Encoffining |
| Apr 6 | 3/14 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Coming-of-age rite, Building a stove, Receiving money, Trading | Consecrating an image, Wedding, Digging a well, Burial, Installing a door, Visiting the sick |
| Apr 7 | 3/15 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Training oxen and horses, Setting out on a journey, Nothing else | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Consecrating an image, Making beams, Burial, Visiting the sick |
| Apr 8 | 3/16 | Ritual bathing, Temple rites, Clearing and cleaning, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Meeting family and friends, Building an animal shelter, Planting, Haircut, House cleaning | Opening for business, Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a well, Burial |
| Apr 9 | 3/17 | Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Trading, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb | Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth |
| Apr 10 | 3/18 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Treating illness |
| Apr 11 | 3/19 | Making carts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Opening for business, Trading, Installing machinery, Carving, Consecrating an image, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Installing a door, Taking in livestock, Burial, Preparing one’s own grave, Erecting a headstone, Thanking the earth | Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods |
| Apr 12 | 3/20 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Praying for children, Temple rites, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Building a boat, Fishing, Clearing and cleaning, Burial, Opening a tomb, Thanking the earth, Encoffining | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a well, Digging a pond |
| Apr 13 | 3/21 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Trading, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Apr 14 | 3/22 | Nothing is favoured | None |
| Apr 15 | 3/23 | Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Installing machinery, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Setting up a loom, Opening for business | Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Burial, Felling trees |
| Apr 16 | 3/24 | Rites and offerings, Nothing else | Building a temple, Wedding, Placing a bed |
| Apr 17 | 3/25 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Adding to the household, Meeting family and friends, Trading, Signing a deed, Breaking ground, Ending mourning dress, Thanking the earth, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Taking up a post, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Receiving money, Planting | Encoffining, Burial, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed |
| Apr 18 | 3/26 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Thanking the earth, Erecting a headstone, Building an animal shelter | Digging a well, Installing a door, Wedding, Betrothal gifts |
| Apr 19 | 3/27 | Rites and offerings, Adding to the household, Wedding, Placing a bed, Clearing and cleaning, Coming-of-age rite, Setting out on a journey, Cutting cloth, House cleaning | Digging a well, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Consecrating an image |
| Apr 20 | 3/28 | Betrothal gifts, Consecrating an image, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Wedding, Opening for business, Burial |
| Apr 21 | 3/29 | Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Opening a tomb, Burial | Wedding, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Apr 22 | 3/30 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Digging a well, Levelling roads | Wedding, Burial |
| Apr 23 | 4/1 | Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Apr 24 | 4/2 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Seeing a doctor | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Apr 25 | 4/3 | Rites and offerings, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 26 | 4/4 | Ritual bathing, Making nets, Fishing | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Apr 27 | 4/5 | None | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 28 | 4/6 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 29 | 4/7 | 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 |
| Apr 30 | 4/8 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Placing a bed, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Building a stove, Trading, Signing a deed, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial | Lawsuits, Consecrating an image, Opening for business |
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.