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