Chinese almanac: May 2020
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 4/9 | Setting out on a journey, Repairing walls, Building an animal shelter, Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 2 | 4/10 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Praying for children, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Building an animal shelter | Wedding, Receiving money, Burial, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Building a stove, Planting |
| May 3 | 4/11 | Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Planting, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb | Thanking the earth, Praying for blessings, Raising the roof beam, Building a stove, Temple rites, Repairs and building, Moving into a new home, Installing a door |
| May 4 | 4/12 | Rites and offerings, Levelling roads, Clearing and cleaning, Repairing walls, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 5 | 4/13 | 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 6 | 4/14 | 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 7 | 4/15 | 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 8 | 4/16 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Funeral procession, Burial |
| May 9 | 4/17 | Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Nothing else | Temple rites, Opening for business, Wedding, Building a stove |
| May 10 | 4/18 | 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 11 | 4/19 | Planting, Catching pests, Hunting, Nothing else | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Burial, Visiting the sick |
| May 12 | 4/20 | 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 13 | 4/21 | Nothing else | None |
| May 14 | 4/22 | Blocking holes, Clearing out ants, Making nets, Nothing else | Digging a grave site, Burial |
| May 15 | 4/23 | 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 16 | 4/24 | Adding to the household, Raising livestock, Buying property, Blocking holes, Making nets, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 17 | 4/25 | 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 18 | 4/26 | 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 19 | 4/27 | 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 20 | 4/28 | Rites and offerings, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 21 | 4/29 | 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 22 | 4/30 | Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Opening for business, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Taking in livestock | Wedding, Burial |
| May 23 | Leap 4/1 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial |
| May 24 | Leap 4/2 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Trading, Signing a deed | Wedding, Burial |
| May 25 | Leap 4/3 | 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 |
| May 26 | Leap 4/4 | Blocking holes, Making nets, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 27 | Leap 4/5 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Digging a grave site, Burial | Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| May 28 | Leap 4/6 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Building an animal shelter | Opening for business, Burial |
| May 29 | Leap 4/7 | Ritual bathing, Levelling roads, House cleaning, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 30 | Leap 4/8 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Planting, Digging a grave site, Burial | None |
| May 31 | Leap 4/9 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Sculpting and painting, Cutting cloth, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Raising the roof beam, Repairs and building, Demolition, Setting up scaffolding, Moving into a new home, Felling trees, Breaking ground, Moving the household altar out, Cutting mortises |
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.