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