Chinese almanac: May 2029
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 3/18 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Thanking the earth, Erecting a headstone, Building an animal shelter | Digging a well, Installing a door, Wedding, Betrothal gifts |
| May 2 | 3/19 | Rites and offerings, Adding to the household, Wedding, Placing a bed, Clearing and cleaning, Coming-of-age rite, Setting out on a journey, Cutting cloth, House cleaning | Digging a well, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Consecrating an image |
| May 3 | 3/20 | Betrothal gifts, Consecrating an image, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Wedding, Opening for business, Burial |
| May 4 | 3/21 | Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Opening a tomb, Burial | Wedding, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| May 5 | 3/22 | 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 |
| May 6 | 3/23 | 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 |
| May 7 | 3/24 | 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 |
| May 8 | 3/25 | 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 |
| May 9 | 3/26 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Consecrating an image, Burial |
| May 10 | 3/27 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Clearing and cleaning, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Taking in livestock, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth, Burial, Repairing a grave | Building a stove, Opening for business, Setting up a loom |
| May 11 | 3/28 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Clearing and cleaning, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Building a storehouse, Digging a pond, Planting, Taking in livestock, Digging a grave site, Burial | Placing a bed, Raising the roof beam, Cutting cloth, Moving into a new home, Wedding |
| May 12 | 3/29 | Rites and offerings, Making nets, Catching pests, Nothing else | Visiting the sick, Wedding, Opening for business |
| May 13 | 4/1 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Learning a craft, Demolition, Laying foundations, Setting up a mill, Releasing water, Digging a pond, Building a storehouse, Digging a channel, Planting, Thanking the earth, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Burial |
| May 14 | 4/2 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Making carts, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Building a toilet, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Encoffining | Roofing, Building a bridge, Installing a door, Burial, Raising the roof beam |
| May 15 | 4/3 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Clearing out ants, Meeting family and friends, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial |
| May 16 | 4/4 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Treating illness, Making carts, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Burial |
| May 17 | 4/5 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Making nets, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Praying for children, Adding to the household, Setting up a loom | Opening for business, Building a stove, Breaking ground, Funeral procession, Burial |
| May 18 | 4/6 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Moving house, Digging a grave site, Burial, House cleaning, Levelling roads | Praying for blessings, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Building a stove |
| May 19 | 4/7 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Praying for children, Installing machinery, Taking in livestock, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Laying foundations, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Building a stove, Installing a door, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Roofing, Opening a tomb, Burial | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Wedding |
| May 20 | 4/8 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Meeting family and friends, Breaking ground, Clearing and cleaning, Catching pests, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Roofing, Setting up scaffolding |
| May 21 | 4/9 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Funeral procession, Burial |
| May 22 | 4/10 | Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Nothing else | Temple rites, Opening for business, Wedding, Building a stove |
| May 23 | 4/11 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Installing machinery, Meeting family and friends, Consecrating an image, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Roofing, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Building a stove, Releasing water, Building a toilet, Digging a pond, Planting, Raising livestock, Building an animal shelter, Digging a grave site, Burial, Erecting a headstone | Wedding, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| May 24 | 4/12 | Planting, Catching pests, Hunting, Nothing else | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Burial, Visiting the sick |
| May 25 | 4/13 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Learning a craft, Acupuncture, Haircut, Meeting family and friends, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Raising pillars, Setting pillar bases, Placing a bed, Demolition, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Releasing water, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Visiting the sick, Moving the household altar out, Roofing |
| May 26 | 4/14 | Nothing else | None |
| May 27 | 4/15 | Blocking holes, Clearing out ants, Making nets, Nothing else | Digging a grave site, Burial |
| May 28 | 4/16 | Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a temple, Building a bridge, Building a boat, Building an animal shelter, Opening for business, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial | None |
| May 29 | 4/17 | Adding to the household, Raising livestock, Buying property, Blocking holes, Making nets, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 30 | 4/18 | Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Wedding | Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Moving house, Opening for business, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone |
| May 31 | 4/19 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Installing a door |
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.