Chinese almanac: July 2023
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | 5/14 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Receiving money, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Building a stove, Moving the household altar out, Setting up incense, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Demolition, Releasing water, House cleaning, Building a storehouse, Building a boat, Planting, Burial | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Placing a bed, Thanking the earth, Digging a grave site, Breaking ground |
| Jul 2 | 5/15 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Haircut, Building a stove, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Trimming nails, Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age rite | Digging a grave site, Setting out on a journey, Planting |
| Jul 3 | 5/16 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Receiving money, Encoffining, Burial, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Digging a well, Digging a grave site |
| Jul 4 | 5/17 | Hunting, Catching pests, Making nets, Fishing, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Burial, Opening a tomb, Funeral procession |
| Jul 5 | 5/18 | Rites and offerings, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods |
| Jul 6 | 5/19 | Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Building an animal shelter, Placing a bed, Releasing water, Digging a well, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Making nets, Digging a grave site | Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home |
| Jul 7 | 5/20 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings |
| Jul 8 | 5/21 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Taking up a post |
| Jul 9 | 5/22 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Receiving money, Catching pests | Opening for business, Digging a grave site |
| Jul 10 | 5/23 | Wedding, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Building a temple, Burial |
| Jul 11 | 5/24 | Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Making nets, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 12 | 5/25 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Clearing and cleaning, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Breaking ground, Burial |
| Jul 13 | 5/26 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Treating illness, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Moving into a new home |
| Jul 14 | 5/27 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Burial | Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jul 15 | 5/28 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Cutting cloth, Making nets, Coming-of-age rite, Ritual bathing | Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Buying property, Burial, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Digging a well, Planting |
| Jul 16 | 5/29 | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground | Wedding, Digging a grave site, Buying property, Planting, Burial, Repairing a grave, Funeral procession |
| Jul 17 | 5/30 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Ritual bathing, Trimming nails, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Building a stove, Opening for business, Trading, Installing a door, Planting |
| Jul 18 | 6/1 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 19 | 6/2 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Making beams, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Breaking ground, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting | Felling trees, Rites and offerings, Taking in livestock |
| Jul 20 | 6/3 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Breaking ground, Repairs and building, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial | None |
| Jul 21 | 6/4 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Receiving money, Planting, Taking in livestock, Adding to the household | Burial, Setting up a loom, Repairing a grave, Digging a grave site, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Opening a tomb, Erecting a headstone |
| Jul 22 | 6/5 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Opening for business, Raising livestock, Haircut | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Burial, Encoffining, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Coming-of-age rite, Raising the roof beam |
| Jul 23 | 6/6 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Thanking the earth, Nothing else | None |
| Jul 24 | 6/7 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Trading, Harvesting honey, Building an animal shelter | Wedding, Building a stove, Burial, Breaking ground, Lawsuits, Making beams, Felling trees, Digging a well, Digging a grave site, Moving house |
| Jul 25 | 6/8 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | None |
| Jul 26 | 6/9 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Placing a bed, Raising livestock, Haircut, Opening for business, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Moving a coffin, Burial, House cleaning | Building a stove, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Repairs and building, Praying for blessings |
| Jul 27 | 6/10 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 28 | 6/11 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Hanging a sign, Taking in livestock | Wedding, Planting, Funeral procession, Haircut, Repairing a grave, Building a stove |
| Jul 29 | 6/12 | Clearing and cleaning, Rites and offerings, Haircut, Encoffining, Burial, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Opening for business, Moving the household altar out, Building a stove, Buying property, Temple rites, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Installing a door |
| Jul 30 | 6/13 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 31 | 6/14 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Breaking ground, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Starting school, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Planting, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Building a stove, Rites and offerings, Thanking the earth |
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.