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