Chinese almanac: January 2035
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 11/22 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Buying property, Planting, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Adding to the household, Burial, Setting out on a journey, Taking up a post, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Encoffining, Digging a channel |
| Jan 2 | 11/23 | Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age rite, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Cutting cloth, Repairs and building, Making beams, Cutting mortises, Setting up a mill, Building a dike, Building a toilet, Clearing out ants | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Wedding, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Digging a well |
| Jan 3 | 11/24 | Trading, Adding to the household, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Catching pests, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Burial, Thanking the earth, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave | Temple rites, Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jan 4 | 11/25 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Building a temple, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Visiting one’s parents, Starting school, Moving into a new home, Trading, Signing a deed, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Laying foundations, Installing a door | Temple rites, Felling trees, Making beams, Burial, Funeral procession |
| Jan 5 | 11/26 | 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 6 | 11/27 | 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 7 | 11/28 | Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Consecrating an image |
| Jan 8 | 11/29 | 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 9 | 12/1 | 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 10 | 12/2 | Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 11 | 12/3 | 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 12 | 12/4 | 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 13 | 12/5 | 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 14 | 12/6 | 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 15 | 12/7 | 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 16 | 12/8 | Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Rites and offerings, Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | None |
| Jan 17 | 12/9 | 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 18 | 12/10 | 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 19 | 12/11 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | None |
| Jan 20 | 12/12 | 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 21 | 12/13 | 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 22 | 12/14 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 23 | 12/15 | 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 24 | 12/16 | 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 25 | 12/17 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 26 | 12/18 | 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 |
| Jan 27 | 12/19 | Placing a bed, Cutting cloth, Trading, Signing a deed, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Buying property, Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Consecrating an image, Planting, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Moving into a new home, Treating illness |
| Jan 28 | 12/20 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Building an animal shelter, Training oxen and horses, Acupuncture, Nothing else | Wedding, Breaking ground, Digging a pond, Burial |
| Jan 29 | 12/21 | Ritual bathing, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Laying foundations, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, Releasing water, Burial, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Moving a coffin | Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Rites and offerings, Thanking the earth |
| Jan 30 | 12/22 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Placing a bed, Opening a tomb, Burial, Repairing a grave, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Digging a pond, Raising livestock | Digging a well, Praying for blessings, Thanking the earth, Breaking ground, Moving into a new home, Raising the roof beam, Repairs and building, Building a stove |
| Jan 31 | 12/23 | Clearing and cleaning, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a well, Building a temple, Planting, Acupuncture, Treating illness, Digging a pond |
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.