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