Chinese almanac: January 2036
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 12/4 | Rites and offerings, Levelling roads, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Burial, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Digging a well |
| Jan 2 | 12/5 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Demolition, Moving house, Building a bridge, Building a boat, Burial, Digging a grave site, Encoffining | Opening for business, Building a temple, Buying property, Digging a well |
| Jan 3 | 12/6 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Adding to the household, Meeting family and friends, Felling trees, Making beams, Cutting mortises, Placing a bed, Digging a well, Catching pests, Hunting | Preparing one’s own grave, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Jan 4 | 12/7 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Treating illness, Nothing else | Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Jan 5 | 12/8 | Placing a bed, Setting up scaffolding, Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Felling trees, Making beams, Cutting mortises, Building a toilet, Hunting, Digging a grave site, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Building a stove, Installing a door, Building a bridge, Opening for business, Burial |
| Jan 6 | 12/9 | 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 7 | 12/10 | 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 8 | 12/11 | 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 9 | 12/12 | 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 10 | 12/13 | 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 11 | 12/14 | Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Rites and offerings, Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | None |
| Jan 12 | 12/15 | 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 13 | 12/16 | 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 14 | 12/17 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | None |
| Jan 15 | 12/18 | 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 16 | 12/19 | 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 17 | 12/20 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 18 | 12/21 | 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 19 | 12/22 | 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 20 | 12/23 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Jan 21 | 12/24 | 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 22 | 12/25 | 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 23 | 12/26 | 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 24 | 12/27 | 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 25 | 12/28 | 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 26 | 12/29 | 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 |
| Jan 27 | 12/30 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock | Opening for business, Funeral procession, Planting, Setting out on a journey, Shipping goods, Burial, Buying property, Lawsuits, Treating illness |
| Jan 28 | 1/1 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Breaking ground, Taking in livestock, Thanking the earth, Burial, Digging a grave site | Felling trees, Opening for business, Trading, Raising the roof beam, Building a stove, Installing a door, Roofing |
| Jan 29 | 1/2 | Rites and offerings, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Jan 30 | 1/3 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Receiving money, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Cutting cloth, Roofing, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Planting, Raising livestock, Hunting, Digging a well, Digging a pond, Burial, Digging a grave site, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Erecting a headstone | Praying for blessings, Building a temple, Rites and offerings, Placing a bed, Thanking the earth |
| Jan 31 | 1/4 | Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement |
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.