Chinese almanac: September 2021
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | 7/25 | Rites and offerings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Felling trees, Making beams, Moving the household altar out, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Adding to the household, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Moving house |
| Sep 2 | 7/26 | Rites and offerings, Blocking holes, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Moving a coffin, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Sep 3 | 7/27 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Sep 4 | 7/28 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Making nets, Opening a tomb, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Sep 5 | 7/29 | Wedding, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Felling trees, Breaking ground, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Burial | Planting, Building a stove, Acupuncture, Setting out on a journey |
| Sep 6 | 7/30 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Adding to the household, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Taking in livestock | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Wedding, Haircut, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Setting up separate homes, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out |
| Sep 7 | 8/1 | Rites and offerings, Wedding, Catching pests | Consecrating an image, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Opening for business, Repairs and building, Moving into a new home, Installing a door |
| Sep 8 | 8/2 | Rites and offerings, Offerings for the departed, Clearing and cleaning, Meeting family and friends, Catching pests, Hunting, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin | Wedding, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a well, Digging a pond, Burial |
| Sep 9 | 8/3 | Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Cutting mortises, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Repairing a grave | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Opening for business, Placing a bed |
| Sep 10 | 8/4 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, Trading, House cleaning, Training oxen and horses | Breaking ground, Building a stove, Funeral procession, Burial, Repairing a grave |
| Sep 11 | 8/5 | Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Carving, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Closing a roof ridge, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Planting, Building a toilet | Building a temple, Installing a door, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Sep 12 | 8/6 | Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Hanging a sign, Building a stove, Opening for business, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | None |
| Sep 13 | 8/7 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Encoffining, Moving a coffin | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door |
| Sep 14 | 8/8 | Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Temple rites, Setting up incense, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Taking up a post, Adding to the household, Setting out on a journey, Cutting cloth, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Setting up a loom, Trading | Moving into a new home, Felling trees |
| Sep 15 | 8/9 | 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 |
| Sep 16 | 8/10 | 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 |
| Sep 17 | 8/11 | 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 |
| Sep 18 | 8/12 | 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 |
| Sep 19 | 8/13 | 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 |
| Sep 20 | 8/14 | Nothing is favoured | Encoffining, Burial, Opening for business, Trading |
| Sep 21 | 8/15 | 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 |
| Sep 22 | 8/16 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Putting on mourning dress, Ending mourning dress, Ritual bathing, Encoffining | Breaking ground, Coming-of-age rite, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam |
| Sep 23 | 8/17 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Taking up a post, Setting out on a journey, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Sep 24 | 8/18 | Nothing is favoured | None |
| Sep 25 | 8/19 | Ritual bathing, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Digging a grave site, Levelling roads | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening for business |
| Sep 26 | 8/20 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Ritual bathing, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Burial, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | None |
| Sep 27 | 8/21 | Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Laying foundations, Breaking ground, Demolition, Raising the roof beam, Erecting a headstone, Repairing a grave, Burial, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Moving a coffin | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Rites and offerings, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Moving the household altar out, Adding to the household, Buying property |
| Sep 28 | 8/22 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Sep 29 | 8/23 | Wedding, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Consecrating an image, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Planting, Felling trees, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | None |
| Sep 30 | 8/24 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Planting | Wedding, Erecting a headstone, Setting out on a journey, Felling trees, Burial, Funeral procession, Moving house, Taking in livestock |
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.