Chinese almanac: January 2034
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Leap 11/11 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 2 | Leap 11/12 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 3 | Leap 11/13 | Placing a bed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Breaking ground, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Making nets, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Installing a door, Planting, Building a stove, Treating illness |
| Jan 4 | Leap 11/14 | Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 5 | Leap 11/15 | 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 6 | Leap 11/16 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Nothing else | Opening for business, Placing a bed |
| Jan 7 | Leap 11/17 | 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 8 | Leap 11/18 | 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 9 | Leap 11/19 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 10 | Leap 11/20 | 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 11 | Leap 11/21 | 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 12 | Leap 11/22 | Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Consecrating an image |
| Jan 13 | Leap 11/23 | 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 14 | Leap 11/24 | 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 15 | Leap 11/25 | Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 16 | Leap 11/26 | 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 17 | Leap 11/27 | 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 18 | Leap 11/28 | 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 19 | Leap 11/29 | 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 20 | 12/1 | 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 |
| Jan 21 | 12/2 | Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Rites and offerings, Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | None |
| Jan 22 | 12/3 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Making beams, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Demolition, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Taking in livestock, Burial | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Buying property |
| Jan 23 | 12/4 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Digging a pond, Patching a wall, Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Taking in livestock, Fishing, Placing a bed | Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Moving into a new home, Praying for blessings, Visiting the sick, Digging a well, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Burial, Building a stove |
| Jan 24 | 12/5 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | None |
| Jan 25 | 12/6 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Breaking ground, Meeting family and friends, Laying foundations, Building a storehouse, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Building a toilet, Adding to the household | Digging a well, Burial, Planting, Setting out on a journey, Building a stove, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Installing a door |
| Jan 26 | 12/7 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household | Digging a well, Burial, Planting, Setting out on a journey, Building a stove, Opening for business, Installing a door |
| Jan 27 | 12/8 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 28 | 12/9 | Wedding, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Moving a coffin, Burial, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Placing a bed, Felling trees, Praying for blessings, Taking in livestock |
| Jan 29 | 12/10 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Opening a tomb, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Nothing else | None |
| Jan 30 | 12/11 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 31 | 12/12 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Taking in livestock, Building an animal shelter, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Consecrating an image, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Breaking ground | Wedding, Planting, Burial, Haircut, Building a temple, Building a stove, Encoffining, Funeral procession, Building a bridge |
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.