Chinese almanac: December 2030
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 11/7 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Placing a bed, Taking up a post, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Felling trees, Planting, Digging a grave site, Burial, Taking in livestock | Roofing, Treating illness |
| Dec 2 | 11/8 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Installing machinery, Placing a bed, Building an animal shelter, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Thanking the earth, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Meeting family and friends, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Setting up a loom, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Taking in livestock, Building a dike | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Treating illness, Taking up a post |
| Dec 3 | 11/9 | Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 4 | 11/10 | Nothing is favoured | None |
| Dec 5 | 11/11 | Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Erecting a headstone, Making nets | Moving into a new home, Building a stove |
| Dec 6 | 11/12 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Setting out on a journey, Coming-of-age rite, Adding to the household, Nothing else | Wedding, Breaking ground, Burial, Building a stove |
| Dec 7 | 11/13 | Building an animal shelter, Training oxen and horses | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Setting up separate homes, Building a stove, Moving the household altar out, Setting up incense, Breaking ground, Wedding, Digging a well, House cleaning, Building a bridge |
| Dec 8 | 11/14 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Setting up incense, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Planting, Taking in livestock, Roofing, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Building an animal shelter | Digging a grave site, Burial, Funeral procession, Preparing one’s own grave |
| Dec 9 | 11/15 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Consecrating an image, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Laying foundations, Building a bridge, Planting, Taking in livestock, Building an animal shelter, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Burial | Praying for blessings, Moving the household altar out, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Digging a grave site |
| Dec 10 | 11/16 | Rites and offerings, Levelling roads, Repairing a grave, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Nothing else | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Wedding, Digging a well, Burial |
| Dec 11 | 11/17 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Carving, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Setting out on a journey, Starting school, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Laying foundations, Installing a door, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a well, Building an animal shelter, Burial, Digging a grave site, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Opening for business, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Building a stove, Building a temple, Building a boat, Setting up a loom |
| Dec 12 | 11/18 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Repairs and building, Laying foundations, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Installing a door, Setting up a mill, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Setting out on a journey, Digging a well, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Dec 13 | 11/19 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Visiting the sick, Setting out on a journey, Roofing |
| Dec 14 | 11/20 | Coming-of-age rite, Receiving money, Digging a well, Digging a pond, Moving the household altar out, Placing a bed, Trading, Signing a deed, Hunting, Making nets, Haircut, Releasing water | Installing a door, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Burial, Putting on mourning dress |
| Dec 15 | 11/21 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Installing machinery, Meeting family and friends, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Clearing and cleaning, Seeing a doctor, Acupuncture, Treating illness, Roofing, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Installing a door, Building a boat, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Thanking the earth, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Wedding, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Building a bridge, Digging a well |
| Dec 16 | 11/22 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Building a stove, Receiving money, Catching pests, Hunting, Placing a bed, House cleaning | Opening for business, Temple rites, Digging a grave site, Burial |
| Dec 17 | 11/23 | Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Clearing and cleaning, Setting up scaffolding, Cutting mortises, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Returning to the hills, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Digging a well, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Digging a grave site, Planting | Moving house, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Dec 18 | 11/24 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age rite, Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Demolition, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Opening a storehouse, Building a dike, Building a toilet, Planting, Taking in livestock, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | Wedding, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Digging a well, Burial, Funeral procession |
| Dec 19 | 11/25 | Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Wedding, Building a stove, Building a boat |
| Dec 20 | 11/26 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Setting up a loom, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, House cleaning, Planting, Raising livestock, Building an animal shelter | Temple rites, Making beams, Digging a well, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Dec 21 | 11/27 | Receiving money, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Setting up a loom, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Demolition, House cleaning, Placing a bed, Planting, Raising livestock, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Encoffining, Burial, Opening a tomb | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Dec 22 | 11/28 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Installing a door, Raising the roof beam |
| Dec 23 | 11/29 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Demolition, Repairs and building, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Moving the household altar out, Burial, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post | Digging a well, Felling trees, Temple rites, Building a stove |
| Dec 24 | 11/30 | Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Making nets, Catching pests, Hunting, Felling trees, Adding to the household, Releasing water | Setting out on a journey, Burial, Repairing a grave, Opening for business |
| Dec 25 | 12/1 | Rites and offerings, Seeing a doctor, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 26 | 12/2 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Coming-of-age rite, Installing machinery, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Placing a bed, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb | Consecrating an image, Planting, Treating illness, Installing a door, Building a stove |
| Dec 27 | 12/3 | Sculpting and painting, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Clearing and cleaning, Repairs and building, Moving house, Building a boat, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Thanking the earth | None |
| Dec 28 | 12/4 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Placing a bed, Receiving money, Hunting, Catching pests | Opening for business, Digging a grave site |
| Dec 29 | 12/5 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Building a stove |
| Dec 30 | 12/6 | Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Dec 31 | 12/7 | Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
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.