Chinese almanac: July 2024
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | 5/26 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Buying property, Planting, Digging a grave site, Burial | Building a stove, Moving the household altar out, Rites and offerings, Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Jul 2 | 5/27 | Rites and offerings, Making nets, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Digging a well, Burial |
| Jul 3 | 5/28 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Coming-of-age rite, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Planting, Digging a grave site | Funeral procession, Buying property, Burial |
| Jul 4 | 5/29 | Wedding, Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Raising the roof beam, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving house, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Receiving money, Building a dike, Planting, Blocking holes | Placing a bed, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Burial, Funeral procession, Consecrating an image |
| Jul 5 | 5/30 | Setting out on a journey, Training oxen and horses, Harvesting honey, Nothing else | Temple rites, Roofing, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jul 6 | 6/1 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Clearing and cleaning, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Breaking ground, Burial |
| Jul 7 | 6/2 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Treating illness, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Moving into a new home |
| Jul 8 | 6/3 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Burial | Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jul 9 | 6/4 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Cutting cloth, Making nets, Coming-of-age rite, Ritual bathing | Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Buying property, Burial, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Digging a well, Planting |
| Jul 10 | 6/5 | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground | Wedding, Digging a grave site, Buying property, Planting, Burial, Repairing a grave, Funeral procession |
| Jul 11 | 6/6 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Ritual bathing, Trimming nails, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Building a stove, Opening for business, Trading, Installing a door, Planting |
| Jul 12 | 6/7 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 13 | 6/8 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Making beams, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Breaking ground, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting | Felling trees, Rites and offerings, Taking in livestock |
| Jul 14 | 6/9 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Breaking ground, Repairs and building, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial | None |
| Jul 15 | 6/10 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Receiving money, Planting, Taking in livestock, Adding to the household | Burial, Setting up a loom, Repairing a grave, Digging a grave site, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Opening a tomb, Erecting a headstone |
| Jul 16 | 6/11 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Opening for business, Raising livestock, Haircut | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Burial, Encoffining, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Coming-of-age rite, Raising the roof beam |
| Jul 17 | 6/12 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Thanking the earth, Nothing else | None |
| Jul 18 | 6/13 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Trading, Harvesting honey, Building an animal shelter | Wedding, Building a stove, Burial, Breaking ground, Lawsuits, Making beams, Felling trees, Digging a well, Digging a grave site, Moving house |
| Jul 19 | 6/14 | Wedding, 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, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | None |
| Jul 20 | 6/15 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Placing a bed, Raising livestock, Haircut, Opening for business, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Moving a coffin, Burial, House cleaning | Building a stove, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Repairs and building, Praying for blessings |
| Jul 21 | 6/16 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 22 | 6/17 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Hanging a sign, Taking in livestock | Wedding, Planting, Funeral procession, Haircut, Repairing a grave, Building a stove |
| Jul 23 | 6/18 | Clearing and cleaning, Rites and offerings, Haircut, Encoffining, Burial, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Opening for business, Moving the household altar out, Building a stove, Buying property, Temple rites, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Installing a door |
| Jul 24 | 6/19 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jul 25 | 6/20 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Breaking ground, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Starting school, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Planting, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Building a stove, Rites and offerings, Thanking the earth |
| Jul 26 | 6/21 | 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, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth, Burial | Digging a well, Felling trees, Taking in livestock, Making one’s own coffin |
| Jul 27 | 6/22 | Rites and offerings, Coming-of-age rite, Building a stove, Trading, Receiving money, Planting, Making nets, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Adding to the household | Digging a channel, Building a boat, Placing a bed, Burial, Digging a grave site, Setting out on a journey, Repairing a grave, Digging a well, Opening for business, Preparing one’s own grave |
| Jul 28 | 6/23 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Consecrating an image, Placing a bed, Making beams, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Building a stove, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock | Moving house, Planting, Setting out on a journey, Funeral procession, Digging a grave site, Burial, Lawsuits |
| Jul 29 | 6/24 | Setting up a loom, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Erecting a headstone | Consecrating an image, Treating illness, Wedding, Digging a well, Digging a grave site, Burial |
| Jul 30 | 6/25 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Trading, Carving, Receiving money, Building an animal shelter, Making carts, Training oxen and horses | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Planting, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Building a stove, Burial, Funeral procession, Felling trees, Raising the roof beam |
| Jul 31 | 6/26 | Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Installing machinery, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Treating illness, Building a stove, Roofing, Laying foundations, Digging a pond, House cleaning, Building an animal shelter, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Burial, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Erecting a headstone | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Placing a bed |
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.