Chinese almanac: May 2038
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 3/27 | Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Encoffining |
| May 2 | 3/28 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Coming-of-age rite, Building a stove, Receiving money, Trading | Consecrating an image, Wedding, Digging a well, Burial, Installing a door, Visiting the sick |
| May 3 | 3/29 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Training oxen and horses, Setting out on a journey, Nothing else | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Consecrating an image, Making beams, Burial, Visiting the sick |
| May 4 | 4/1 | Ritual bathing, Temple rites, Clearing and cleaning, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Meeting family and friends, Building an animal shelter, Planting, Haircut, House cleaning | Opening for business, Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a well, Burial |
| May 5 | 4/2 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving a coffin, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Burial | Wedding, Placing a bed, Visiting the sick, Building a stove |
| May 6 | 4/3 | Adding to the household, Meeting family and friends | Blocking holes, Raising the roof beam, Breaking ground, Felling trees, Burial, Lawsuits |
| May 7 | 4/4 | Ritual bathing, Levelling roads, House cleaning, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Wedding, Moving house, Felling trees, Making beams, Placing a bed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Roofing |
| May 8 | 4/5 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Breaking ground, Clearing and cleaning, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Raising the roof beam, Burial, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth | None |
| May 9 | 4/6 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Making beams, Repairs and building, Adding to the household, Wedding, Cutting cloth, Placing a bed, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Raising pillars, Releasing water, Meeting family and friends | None |
| May 10 | 4/7 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| May 11 | 4/8 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Opening for business, Signing a deed |
| May 12 | 4/9 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Setting out on a journey, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Clearing and cleaning, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Digging a well, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Burial |
| May 13 | 4/10 | Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Building a stove, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock | Rites and offerings, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Placing a bed, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Burial, Repairing a grave, Digging a grave site |
| May 14 | 4/11 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Planting, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Moving house, Laying foundations, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, Building a storehouse, Buying property, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave | Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Installing a door, Felling trees, Encoffining, Burial, Roofing |
| May 15 | 4/12 | Wedding, Trading, Signing a deed, Building a toilet, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Hunting, Fishing, Preparing one’s own grave | Placing a bed, Digging a channel, Raising the roof beam, Repairs and building, Opening for business, Consecrating an image, Moving into a new home, Moving house |
| May 16 | 4/13 | Blocking holes, Clearing out ants, Making nets, Hunting, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Lawsuits |
| May 17 | 4/14 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Clearing and cleaning, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Encoffining, Burial | Building a stove, Placing a bed, Opening a storehouse, Roofing |
| May 18 | 4/15 | Consecrating an image, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Adding to the household, Building a storehouse, Blocking holes | Wedding, Planting, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Setting out on a journey, Felling trees, Making beams, Burial, Thanking the earth |
| May 19 | 4/16 | Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Cutting cloth, Haircut, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Moving house, Raising the roof beam, Planting, Taking in livestock | Felling trees, Burial, Placing a bed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings |
| May 20 | 4/17 | Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Roofing, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, Placing a bed, Installing machinery, Burial, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Erecting a headstone | Building a stove, Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Haircut |
| May 21 | 4/18 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Breaking ground, Repairs and building, Adding to the household, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Clearing and cleaning, Hanging a sign, Planting, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial | Opening for business, Signing a deed, Building a boat, Making one’s own coffin |
| May 22 | 4/19 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Consecrating an image, Burial |
| May 23 | 4/20 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Clearing and cleaning, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting, Taking in livestock, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Thanking the earth, Burial, Repairing a grave | Building a stove, Opening for business, Setting up a loom |
| May 24 | 4/21 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Clearing and cleaning, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Building a storehouse, Digging a pond, Planting, Taking in livestock, Digging a grave site, Burial | Placing a bed, Raising the roof beam, Cutting cloth, Moving into a new home, Wedding |
| May 25 | 4/22 | Rites and offerings, Making nets, Catching pests, Nothing else | Visiting the sick, Wedding, Opening for business |
| May 26 | 4/23 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Learning a craft, Demolition, Laying foundations, Setting up a mill, Releasing water, Digging a pond, Building a storehouse, Digging a channel, Planting, Thanking the earth, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Burial |
| May 27 | 4/24 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Making carts, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Building a toilet, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Encoffining | Roofing, Building a bridge, Installing a door, Burial, Raising the roof beam |
| May 28 | 4/25 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Clearing out ants, Meeting family and friends, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial |
| May 29 | 4/26 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Treating illness, Making carts, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Placing a bed, Building a stove, Burial |
| May 30 | 4/27 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Making nets, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Praying for children, Adding to the household, Setting up a loom | Opening for business, Building a stove, Breaking ground, Funeral procession, Burial |
| May 31 | 4/28 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Moving house, Digging a grave site, Burial, House cleaning, Levelling roads | Praying for blessings, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Building a stove |
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.