Chinese almanac: May 2024
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 3/23 | Rites and offerings, Repairing a door, Fishing, Receiving money, Taking in livestock, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| May 2 | 3/24 | Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Trading, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Placing a bed, Planting, Buying property, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground | Building a stove, Burial, Rites and offerings, Encoffining |
| May 3 | 3/25 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Making bed curtains, Building an animal shelter, Placing a bed, Moving house, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Haircut, Consecrating an image, Installing a door |
| May 4 | 3/26 | Rites and offerings, Repairing walls, Nothing else | Consecrating an image, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| May 5 | 3/27 | Blocking holes, Making nets, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 6 | 3/28 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Digging a grave site, Burial | Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| May 7 | 3/29 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Building an animal shelter | Opening for business, Burial |
| May 8 | 4/1 | Ritual bathing, Levelling roads, House cleaning, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 9 | 4/2 | 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, Installing a door, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Planting, Digging a grave site, Burial | None |
| May 10 | 4/3 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Sculpting and painting, Cutting cloth, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Raising the roof beam, Repairs and building, Demolition, Setting up scaffolding, Moving into a new home, Felling trees, Breaking ground, Moving the household altar out, Cutting mortises |
| May 11 | 4/4 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 12 | 4/5 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving the household altar out, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Raising pillars, Installing a door, Repairs and building, Clearing and cleaning, Meeting family and friends | None |
| May 13 | 4/6 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Felling trees, Adding to the household, Placing a bed, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Planting, Digging a grave site, Moving a coffin, Burial | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Haircut, Moving the household altar out, Wedding, Setting out on a journey |
| May 14 | 4/7 | Making nets, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 15 | 4/8 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Placing a bed, Setting out on a journey, Demolition | Taking in livestock, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Burial, Visiting the sick, Felling trees, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Encoffining, Breaking ground |
| May 16 | 4/9 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, 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, Building a stove, Blocking holes, Planting, Digging a grave site, Burial | Consecrating an image, Digging a well, Opening a storehouse |
| May 17 | 4/10 | Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 18 | 4/11 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving a coffin, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Burial | Wedding, Placing a bed, Visiting the sick, Building a stove |
| May 19 | 4/12 | Adding to the household, Meeting family and friends | Blocking holes, Raising the roof beam, Breaking ground, Felling trees, Burial, Lawsuits |
| May 20 | 4/13 | Ritual bathing, Levelling roads, House cleaning, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Moving house, Felling trees, Making beams, Placing a bed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Roofing |
| May 21 | 4/14 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Breaking ground, Clearing and cleaning, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Raising the roof beam, Burial, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth | None |
| May 22 | 4/15 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Making beams, Repairs and building, Adding to the household, Wedding, Cutting cloth, Placing a bed, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Raising pillars, Releasing water, Meeting family and friends | None |
| May 23 | 4/16 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 24 | 4/17 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Opening for business, Signing a deed |
| May 25 | 4/18 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Setting out on a journey, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Clearing and cleaning, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Digging a well, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Burial |
| May 26 | 4/19 | Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Building a stove, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock | Rites and offerings, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Placing a bed, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Burial, Repairing a grave, Digging a grave site |
| May 27 | 4/20 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Moving house, Laying foundations, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, Building a storehouse, Buying property, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave | Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Installing a door, Felling trees, Encoffining, Burial, Roofing |
| May 28 | 4/21 | Wedding, Trading, Signing a deed, Building a toilet, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Hunting, Fishing, Preparing one’s own grave | Placing a bed, Digging a channel, Raising the roof beam, Repairs and building, Opening for business, Consecrating an image, Moving into a new home, Moving house |
| May 29 | 4/22 | Blocking holes, Clearing out ants, Making nets, Hunting, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Lawsuits |
| May 30 | 4/23 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Encoffining, Burial | Building a stove, Placing a bed, Opening a storehouse, Roofing |
| May 31 | 4/24 | Consecrating an image, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Adding to the household, Building a storehouse, Blocking holes | Wedding, Planting, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Setting out on a journey, Felling trees, Making beams, Burial, Thanking the earth |
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.