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