Chinese almanac: April 2030
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 2/29 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Building a storehouse | Building a stove, Consecrating an image, Wedding, Opening for business, Moving into a new home |
| Apr 2 | 2/30 | Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Thanking the gods, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone, Taking up a post, Meeting family and friends, Setting out on a journey, Trading, Raising pillars | Building a stove, Digging a well, Breaking ground, Planting |
| Apr 3 | 3/1 | Rites and offerings, House cleaning, Blocking holes | Planting, Building a stove, Burial, Wedding |
| Apr 4 | 3/2 | Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Demolition, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Opening a storehouse, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Building a storehouse, Roofing, Trading, Clearing and cleaning, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Receiving money | Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Apr 5 | 3/3 | Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Placing a bed, Making nets, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Opening a tomb, Burial, Moving a coffin | Praying for blessings, Moving into a new home, Roofing, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Visiting the sick |
| Apr 6 | 3/4 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Setting up a mill, Planting |
| Apr 7 | 3/5 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Ritual bathing, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Placing a bed |
| Apr 8 | 3/6 | Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Laying foundations, Roofing, Setting pillar bases, Installing a door, Encoffining, Burial | Wedding, Opening for business, Receiving money, Moving the household altar out |
| Apr 9 | 3/7 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Opening for business, Burial |
| Apr 10 | 3/8 | Ritual bathing, Catching pests, Hunting, Making nets, Fishing | Rites and offerings, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Burial |
| Apr 11 | 3/9 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Consecrating an image, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Roofing, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Installing a door, Nothing is favoured, Digging a grave site, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Thanking the earth | Moving the household altar out, Wedding, Opening for business |
| Apr 12 | 3/10 | Rites and offerings, Catching pests, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial |
| Apr 13 | 3/11 | Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Encoffining |
| Apr 14 | 3/12 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Coming-of-age rite, Building a stove, Receiving money, Trading | Consecrating an image, Wedding, Digging a well, Burial, Installing a door, Visiting the sick |
| Apr 15 | 3/13 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Training oxen and horses, Setting out on a journey, Nothing else | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Consecrating an image, Making beams, Burial, Visiting the sick |
| Apr 16 | 3/14 | Ritual bathing, Temple rites, Clearing and cleaning, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Meeting family and friends, Building an animal shelter, Planting, Haircut, House cleaning | Opening for business, Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a well, Burial |
| Apr 17 | 3/15 | Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Trading, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb | Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth |
| Apr 18 | 3/16 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Treating illness |
| Apr 19 | 3/17 | Making carts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Opening for business, Trading, Installing machinery, Carving, Consecrating an image, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Installing a door, Taking in livestock, Burial, Preparing one’s own grave, Erecting a headstone, Thanking the earth | Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods |
| Apr 20 | 3/18 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Praying for children, Temple rites, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Building a boat, Fishing, Clearing and cleaning, Burial, Opening a tomb, Thanking the earth, Encoffining | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a well, Digging a pond |
| Apr 21 | 3/19 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Trading, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Apr 22 | 3/20 | Nothing is favoured | None |
| Apr 23 | 3/21 | Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Installing machinery, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Setting up a loom, Opening for business | Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Burial, Felling trees |
| Apr 24 | 3/22 | Rites and offerings, Nothing else | Building a temple, Wedding, Placing a bed |
| Apr 25 | 3/23 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Adding to the household, Meeting family and friends, Trading, Signing a deed, Breaking ground, Ending mourning dress, Thanking the earth, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Taking up a post, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Receiving money, Planting | Encoffining, Burial, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed |
| Apr 26 | 3/24 | 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 |
| Apr 27 | 3/25 | 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 |
| Apr 28 | 3/26 | 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 |
| Apr 29 | 3/27 | Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Opening a tomb, Burial | Wedding, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Apr 30 | 3/28 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Digging a well, Levelling roads | Wedding, Burial |
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.