Chinese almanac: September 2026
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | 7/20 | Ritual bathing, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Temple rites, Opening for business |
| Sep 2 | 7/21 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Moving into a new home, Hanging a sign, Building a bridge, Opening a tomb, Burial | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Wedding, Digging a well, Placing a bed |
| Sep 3 | 7/22 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Offerings for the departed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Treating illness, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Consecrating an image, Repairs and building, Making carts, Setting up incense, Placing a bed, Catching pests, Hunting, Making nets | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Setting up a loom, Funeral procession, Burial, Visiting the sick |
| Sep 4 | 7/23 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Building a stove, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Meeting family and friends, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Installing machinery, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Placing a bed | Digging a well, Setting out on a journey, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Sep 5 | 7/24 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Offerings for the departed, Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Receiving money, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Consecrating an image, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Digging a pond, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb | Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Roofing, Installing a door, Burial |
| Sep 6 | 7/25 | Wedding, Offerings for the departed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Clearing out ants, Building a dike, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Burial | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Digging a well, Consecrating an image, Raising the roof beam, Lawsuits |
| Sep 7 | 7/26 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Felling trees, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Burial, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Digging a well, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image |
| Sep 8 | 7/27 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Sep 9 | 7/28 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Haircut, Trimming nails, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Digging a pond, Releasing water, House cleaning | Felling trees, Funeral procession, Building a stove, Making beams, Burial |
| Sep 10 | 7/29 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Moving the household altar out, Raising the roof beam | Building a stove, Funeral procession, Haircut, Boarding a boat, Wedding, Burial |
| Sep 11 | 8/1 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Sep 12 | 8/2 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Planting, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | None |
| Sep 13 | 8/3 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Sep 14 | 8/4 | Rites and offerings, Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Sep 15 | 8/5 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Making beams, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Hanging a sign, Planting, Taking in livestock, Digging a grave site, Burial, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Opening for business, Digging a well, Digging a channel, Building a bridge, Building a boat |
| Sep 16 | 8/6 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Hanging a sign, Planting, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Demolition, Breaking ground, Placing a bed | Wedding, Digging a grave site, Adding to the household, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Moving the household altar out, Taking in livestock, Lawsuits, Burial |
| Sep 17 | 8/7 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Haircut, Adding to the household, Building a stove, Moving a coffin, Coming-of-age rite, Meeting family and friends | Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Felling trees, Taking in livestock, Opening for business, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Planting |
| Sep 18 | 8/8 | Rites and offerings, Repairing a grave, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Opening a tomb, Moving a coffin, Nothing else | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Wedding, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial |
| Sep 19 | 8/9 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Installing machinery, Clearing and cleaning, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Ritual bathing, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Making beams, Installing a door, House cleaning, Making one’s own coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb, Erecting a headstone, Repairing a grave | Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Breaking ground |
| Sep 20 | 8/10 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Burial, Nothing else | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Buying property, Digging a well |
| Sep 21 | 8/11 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Opening for business, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Trimming nails, House cleaning, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge | Building a temple, Funeral procession, Burial, Felling trees, Building a stove, Building a boat |
| Sep 22 | 8/12 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Receiving money, Planting, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Installing a door, Repairs and building | Temple rites, Wedding, Funeral procession, Breaking ground, Building a stove, Burial, Digging a grave site |
| Sep 23 | 8/13 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Setting out on a journey |
| Sep 24 | 8/14 | Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Receiving money, Building a storehouse, Building a toilet, Planting, Raising livestock, Meeting family and friends | Building a stove, Moving the household altar out, Adding to the household, Digging a channel, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Rites and offerings |
| Sep 25 | 8/15 | Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Installing a door, Raising livestock, Burial, Repairing a grave, Digging a grave site, Moving a coffin | Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Praying for blessings, Rites and offerings, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Wedding, Visiting the sick |
| Sep 26 | 8/16 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Nothing else | Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Sep 27 | 8/17 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Raising the roof beam, Closing a roof ridge, Releasing water, Digging a well, Digging a grave site, Moving a coffin, Thanking the earth, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Opening for business, Opening a storehouse, Installing a door, Burial |
| Sep 28 | 8/18 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Moving the household altar out, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign | Burial, Taking in livestock, Setting out on a journey, Funeral procession, Felling trees, Planting, Building a temple, Building a bridge |
| Sep 29 | 8/19 | Rites and offerings, Coming-of-age rite, Catching pests, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Roofing, Making beams, Making one’s own coffin |
| Sep 30 | 8/20 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Making nets, Hunting, Fishing, Meeting family and friends, Starting school, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Opening for business, Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Encoffining, Burial, Building a boat |
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.