Chinese almanac: September 2029
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | 7/23 | Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Cutting cloth, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Releasing water, Opening for business, Digging a well, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting, Digging a channel, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site | None |
| Sep 2 | 7/24 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Building a stove, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Sep 3 | 7/25 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Taking in livestock, Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Burial | Building a stove, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Sep 4 | 7/26 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Digging a grave site, Burial | Wedding, Opening for business |
| Sep 5 | 7/27 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Burial |
| Sep 6 | 7/28 | Ritual bathing, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Wedding, Praying for blessings |
| Sep 7 | 7/29 | 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 8 | 8/1 | 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 9 | 8/2 | 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 10 | 8/3 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Nothing else | Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Sep 11 | 8/4 | 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 12 | 8/5 | 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 13 | 8/6 | Rites and offerings, Coming-of-age rite, Catching pests, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Roofing, Making beams, Making one’s own coffin |
| Sep 14 | 8/7 | 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 |
| Sep 15 | 8/8 | Coming-of-age rite, Ritual bathing, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Wedding, Opening for business, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Betrothal gifts, Repairing a grave |
| Sep 16 | 8/9 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Meeting family and friends, Digging a grave site |
| Sep 17 | 8/10 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Acupuncture, Felling trees, Making beams, Building a temple, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Sep 18 | 8/11 | Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Installing machinery, Moving the household altar out, Raising the roof beam, Moving house | Wedding, Burial, Breaking ground, Building a bridge |
| Sep 19 | 8/12 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Temple rites, Wedding, Moving house, Setting out on a journey, Raising the roof beam, Moving into a new home |
| Sep 20 | 8/13 | Wedding, Making carts, Installing machinery, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Setting up scaffolding, Lawsuits, Digging a channel |
| Sep 21 | 8/14 | Ritual bathing, Catching pests, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial | Rites and offerings, Wedding, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Visiting the sick, Raising the roof beam |
| Sep 22 | 8/15 | Nothing else | Visiting the sick |
| Sep 23 | 8/16 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Laying foundations, Raising pillars, Setting pillar bases, Digging a pond, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Signing a deed, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Building a temple, Building a bridge, Building a boat, Building a stove, Burial |
| Sep 24 | 8/17 | Consecrating an image, Praying for children, Carving, Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Releasing water, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a storehouse, Building a boat, Opening for business, Digging a pond, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Hanging a sign | Funeral procession, Burial, Making one’s own coffin |
| Sep 25 | 8/18 | Rites and offerings, Wedding, Catching pests | Consecrating an image, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Opening for business, Repairs and building, Moving into a new home, Installing a door |
| Sep 26 | 8/19 | Rites and offerings, Offerings for the departed, Clearing and cleaning, Meeting family and friends, Catching pests, Hunting, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin | Wedding, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a well, Digging a pond, Burial |
| Sep 27 | 8/20 | Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Cutting mortises, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Repairing a grave | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Opening for business, Placing a bed |
| Sep 28 | 8/21 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, Trading, House cleaning, Training oxen and horses | Breaking ground, Building a stove, Funeral procession, Burial, Repairing a grave |
| Sep 29 | 8/22 | Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Carving, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Closing a roof ridge, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Planting, Building a toilet | Building a temple, Installing a door, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Sep 30 | 8/23 | Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Hanging a sign, Building a stove, Opening for business, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | 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.