Chinese almanac: January 2024
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 11/20 | Trading, Adding to the household, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Catching pests, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Burial, Thanking the earth, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave | Temple rites, Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jan 2 | 11/21 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Building a temple, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Visiting one’s parents, Starting school, Moving into a new home, Trading, Signing a deed, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Laying foundations, Installing a door | Temple rites, Felling trees, Making beams, Burial, Funeral procession |
| Jan 3 | 11/22 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Levelling roads, Felling trees, Demolition, Roofing, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Clearing and cleaning, Burial, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Moving a coffin, Encoffining | Wedding, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Praying for blessings, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home |
| Jan 4 | 11/23 | Rites and offerings, Levelling roads, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Burial, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Digging a well |
| Jan 5 | 11/24 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Demolition, Moving house, Building a bridge, Building a boat, Burial, Digging a grave site, Encoffining | Opening for business, Building a temple, Buying property, Digging a well |
| Jan 6 | 11/25 | Meeting family and friends, Betrothal gifts, Adding to the household, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Wedding, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Taking in livestock | Setting out on a journey, Treating illness, Burial, Opening for business |
| Jan 7 | 11/26 | Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Setting out on a journey, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Ritual bathing, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Wedding, Demolition, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post, Cutting cloth, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Felling trees, Catching pests, Planting, Digging a grave site, Installing a door | Roofing, Opening for business, Building a stove, Moving into a new home |
| Jan 8 | 11/27 | Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 9 | 11/28 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Wedding, Taking in a son-in-law, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone | Moving into a new home, Placing a bed |
| Jan 10 | 11/29 | Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone, Nothing else | Digging a grave site, Felling trees |
| Jan 11 | 12/1 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Encoffining, Building a stove, Wedding, Catching pests, Hunting, Receiving money | Opening a storehouse, Roofing, Burial, Placing a bed |
| Jan 12 | 12/2 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, Cutting cloth, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Installing machinery, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Setting up a mill, Taking in livestock | Planting, Encoffining, Burial |
| Jan 13 | 12/3 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Ritual bathing, Placing a bed, Installing machinery, Making carts, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone, Making bed curtains, Setting up a loom, Trading | Building a stove, Digging a well, Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Jan 14 | 12/4 | Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Rites and offerings, Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | None |
| Jan 15 | 12/5 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Making beams, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Demolition, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Taking in livestock, Burial | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Buying property |
| Jan 16 | 12/6 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Digging a pond, Patching a wall, Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Taking in livestock, Fishing, Placing a bed | Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Moving into a new home, Praying for blessings, Visiting the sick, Digging a well, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Burial, Building a stove |
| Jan 17 | 12/7 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | None |
| Jan 18 | 12/8 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Breaking ground, Meeting family and friends, Laying foundations, Building a storehouse, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Building a toilet, Adding to the household | Digging a well, Burial, Planting, Setting out on a journey, Building a stove, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Installing a door |
| Jan 19 | 12/9 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household | Digging a well, Burial, Planting, Setting out on a journey, Building a stove, Opening for business, Installing a door |
| Jan 20 | 12/10 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 21 | 12/11 | Wedding, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Placing a bed, Felling trees, Praying for blessings, Taking in livestock |
| Jan 22 | 12/12 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Opening a tomb, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Nothing else | None |
| Jan 23 | 12/13 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 24 | 12/14 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Taking in livestock, Building an animal shelter, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Breaking ground | Wedding, Planting, Burial, Haircut, Building a temple, Building a stove, Encoffining, Funeral procession, Building a bridge |
| Jan 25 | 12/15 | Placing a bed, Cutting cloth, Trading, Signing a deed, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Buying property, Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Consecrating an image, Planting, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Moving into a new home, Treating illness |
| Jan 26 | 12/16 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Building an animal shelter, Training oxen and horses, Acupuncture, Nothing else | Wedding, Breaking ground, Digging a pond, Burial |
| Jan 27 | 12/17 | Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Laying foundations, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, Releasing water, Burial, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Moving a coffin | Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Rites and offerings, Thanking the earth |
| Jan 28 | 12/18 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Placing a bed, Opening a tomb, Burial, Repairing a grave, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Digging a pond, Raising livestock | Digging a well, Praying for blessings, Thanking the earth, Breaking ground, Moving into a new home, Raising the roof beam, Repairs and building, Building a stove |
| Jan 29 | 12/19 | Clearing and cleaning, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a well, Building a temple, Planting, Acupuncture, Treating illness, Digging a pond |
| Jan 30 | 12/20 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock | Opening for business, Funeral procession, Planting, Setting out on a journey, Shipping goods, Burial, Buying property, Lawsuits, Treating illness |
| Jan 31 | 12/21 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Breaking ground, Taking in livestock, Thanking the earth, Burial, Digging a grave site | Felling trees, Opening for business, Trading, Raising the roof beam, Building a stove, Installing a door, Roofing |
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.