Chinese almanac: December 2023
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 10/19 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial |
| Dec 2 | 10/20 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Carving, Moving house, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Meeting family and friends, Starting school, Repairs and building, Laying foundations, Installing a door, Placing a bed, Building a temple, Clearing and cleaning, Receiving money, Digging a pond, Building an animal shelter, Raising livestock | Raising the roof beam, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Roofing, Building a boat |
| Dec 3 | 10/21 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Demolition, Repairs and building, Planting, Taking in livestock, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Wedding, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey |
| Dec 4 | 10/22 | Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Catching pests, Hunting, Clearing and cleaning, Blocking holes, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave |
| Dec 5 | 10/23 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Breaking ground, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Demolition, Digging a grave site | Felling trees, Raising the roof beam, Repairs and building, Encoffining, Haircut, Meeting family and friends, Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Burial, Building a stove |
| Dec 6 | 10/24 | Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Wedding, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Building an animal shelter | Buying property, Building a boat, Consecrating an image, Digging a well, Building a stove |
| Dec 7 | 10/25 | Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Dec 8 | 10/26 | Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Dec 9 | 10/27 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Raising the roof beam, Taking in livestock | Opening for business, Burial |
| Dec 10 | 10/28 | Opening for business, Signing a deed, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Installing machinery, Raising the roof beam, Opening a tomb, Burial | Wedding, Praying for blessings |
| Dec 11 | 10/29 | Levelling roads, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 12 | 10/30 | Praying for children, Temple rites, Sculpting and painting, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Building a bridge, Installing machinery, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Wedding |
| Dec 13 | 11/1 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Burial |
| Dec 14 | 11/2 | Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 15 | 11/3 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Starting school, Making an agreement, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Releasing water, Trading, Digging a pond | Building a bridge, Installing a door, Haircut, Building a temple, Planting, Building a stove |
| Dec 16 | 11/4 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 17 | 11/5 | Ritual bathing, Haircut, House cleaning | Felling trees, Taking in livestock, Raising the roof beam, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Building an animal shelter, Wedding, Burial, Making beams, Building a boat, Installing a door |
| Dec 18 | 11/6 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Clearing and cleaning, Making beams, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Digging a well, Planting, Taking in livestock, Digging a grave site, Moving a coffin | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Taking up a post, Roofing, Encoffining, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Moving the household altar out, Adding to the household, Burial |
| Dec 19 | 11/7 | Making beams, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Building a stove, Blocking holes, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Building a dike, Patching a wall, Planting | Wedding, Praying for blessings, Digging a well, Funeral procession, Burial, Placing a bed |
| Dec 20 | 11/8 | Burial, Opening a tomb, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Nothing else |
| Dec 21 | 11/9 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting | Building a stove, Sculpting and painting, Funeral procession, Lawsuits, Felling trees, Burial |
| Dec 22 | 11/10 | Haircut, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Repairs and building, Burial, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Placing a bed, Planting | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Building a stove, Praying for blessings, Rites and offerings, Wedding, Thanking the earth, Digging a well, Roofing, Visiting the sick |
| Dec 23 | 11/11 | Rites and offerings, Repairing walls, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 24 | 11/12 | Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Consecrating an image, Rites and offerings, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Breaking ground, Hanging a sign, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Taking in livestock | Wedding, Opening for business, Building a stove, Buying property, Making beams, Felling trees |
| Dec 25 | 11/13 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 26 | 11/14 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 27 | 11/15 | Placing a bed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Breaking ground, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Making nets, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Installing a door, Planting, Building a stove, Treating illness |
| Dec 28 | 11/16 | Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 29 | 11/17 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Haircut, Trimming nails, Placing a bed, Building a stove, House cleaning, Training oxen and horses | Felling trees, Taking in livestock, Digging a grave site, Burial, Preparing one’s own grave, Wedding, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Trading, Making beams |
| Dec 30 | 11/18 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Buying property, Planting, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Adding to the household, Burial, Setting out on a journey, Taking up a post, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Encoffining, Digging a channel |
| Dec 31 | 11/19 | Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age rite, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Cutting cloth, Repairs and building, Making beams, Cutting mortises, Setting up a mill, Building a dike, Building a toilet, Clearing out ants | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Wedding, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Digging a well |
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.