Chinese almanac: January 2032
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 11/19 | Treating illness, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 2 | 11/20 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Starting school, Making an agreement, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Releasing water, Trading, Digging a pond | Building a bridge, Installing a door, Haircut, Building a temple, Planting, Building a stove |
| Jan 3 | 11/21 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 4 | 11/22 | Ritual bathing, Haircut, House cleaning | Felling trees, Taking in livestock, Raising the roof beam, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Building an animal shelter, Wedding, Burial, Making beams, Building a boat, Installing a door |
| Jan 5 | 11/23 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Clearing and cleaning, Making beams, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Digging a well, Planting, Taking in livestock, Digging a grave site, Moving a coffin | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Taking up a post, Roofing, Encoffining, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Moving the household altar out, Adding to the household, Burial |
| Jan 6 | 11/24 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting, Moving the household altar out, Consecrating an image, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Making beams, Cutting mortises, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Installing a door, Placing a bed, Demolition, Raising livestock, Building an animal shelter, Digging a well | Building a temple, Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Burial, Funeral procession |
| Jan 7 | 11/25 | Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Placing a bed, Cutting cloth, Building an animal shelter, Burial, Thanking the earth, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Moving a coffin, Encoffining | Consecrating an image, Wedding, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jan 8 | 11/26 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Training oxen and horses, Meeting family and friends, Nothing else | Digging a grave site, Breaking ground, Burial |
| Jan 9 | 11/27 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Moving house, Receiving money, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Moving into a new home, Meeting family and friends, Clearing and cleaning, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Starting school, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, House cleaning, Hanging a sign, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Opening a tomb, Encoffining | Visiting the sick, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Thanking the earth, Burial |
| Jan 10 | 11/28 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Meeting family and friends, Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Starting school, Receiving money, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Learning a craft, Setting up a loom, Placing a bed, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Taking in livestock, Burial, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Encoffining | Moving into a new home, Consecrating an image, Breaking ground |
| Jan 11 | 11/29 | Rites and offerings, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Cutting cloth, Making nets, Levelling roads | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a temple, Building a stove, Treating illness, Burial |
| Jan 12 | 11/30 | Rites and offerings, Setting up a mill, Making nets, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial |
| Jan 13 | 12/1 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Cutting cloth, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Moving house, Catching pests, Hunting, Releasing water, Moving into a new home, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Opening a tomb, Burial, Moving a coffin, Encoffining | Roofing, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jan 14 | 12/2 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Burial |
| Jan 15 | 12/3 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for children, Moving the household altar out, Sculpting and painting, Cutting cloth, Meeting family and friends, Starting school, Demolition, House cleaning, Building a storehouse, Hanging a sign, Digging a well, Digging a pond, Making nets, Planting, Taking in livestock, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Burial, Encoffining | Praying for blessings, Wedding, Building a temple, Placing a bed, Thanking the earth |
| Jan 16 | 12/4 | Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Opening for business, Felling trees, Wedding, Making beams |
| Jan 17 | 12/5 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Nothing else | Opening for business, Placing a bed |
| Jan 18 | 12/6 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age rite, Meeting family and friends, Building a stove, Releasing water, Building an animal shelter | Wedding, Encoffining, Burial, Setting out on a journey |
| Jan 19 | 12/7 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Demolition, Laying foundations, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Hanging a sign, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Making bed curtains, Building an animal shelter | Opening a storehouse, Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Jan 20 | 12/8 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 21 | 12/9 | Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, House cleaning, Repairing a grave, Felling trees, Receiving money, Trading, Signing a deed | Building a stove, Rites and offerings, Raising the roof beam, Setting out on a journey |
| Jan 22 | 12/10 | Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Encoffining, Placing a bed, Opening a tomb, Burial, Rites and offerings, Cutting cloth, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household | None |
| Jan 23 | 12/11 | Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Consecrating an image |
| Jan 24 | 12/12 | Meeting family and friends, Betrothal gifts, Adding to the household, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Wedding, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Taking in livestock | Setting out on a journey, Treating illness, Burial, Opening for business |
| Jan 25 | 12/13 | Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Setting out on a journey, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Ritual bathing, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Wedding, Demolition, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post, Cutting cloth, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Felling trees, Catching pests, Planting, Digging a grave site, Installing a door | Roofing, Opening for business, Building a stove, Moving into a new home |
| Jan 26 | 12/14 | Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 27 | 12/15 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Wedding, Taking in a son-in-law, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone | Moving into a new home, Placing a bed |
| Jan 28 | 12/16 | Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone, Nothing else | Digging a grave site, Felling trees |
| Jan 29 | 12/17 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Encoffining, Building a stove, Wedding, Catching pests, Hunting, Receiving money | Opening a storehouse, Roofing, Burial, Placing a bed |
| Jan 30 | 12/18 | Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, Cutting cloth, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Installing machinery, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Setting up a mill, Taking in livestock | Planting, Encoffining, Burial |
| Jan 31 | 12/19 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Ritual bathing, Placing a bed, Installing machinery, Making carts, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone, Making bed curtains, Setting up a loom, Trading | Building a stove, Digging a well, Wedding, Moving into a new home |
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.