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