Chinese almanac: November 2042
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | 9/19 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Opening for business, Taking up a post |
| Nov 2 | 9/20 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | None |
| Nov 3 | 9/21 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Receiving money, Raising livestock | Praying for blessings, Burial |
| Nov 4 | 9/22 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Temple rites, Installing a door |
| Nov 5 | 9/23 | Rites and offerings, Blocking holes, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Nov 6 | 9/24 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Buying property, Planting | Wedding, Building a stove, Repairing a grave, Installing a door, Moving into a new home, Erecting a headstone, Burial, Placing a bed |
| Nov 7 | 9/25 | Opening for business, Receiving money, Setting out on a journey, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Asking a bride’s name, Starting school, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Buying property, Digging a channel, Digging a well, Demolition, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Moving the household altar out, Encoffining, Burial |
| Nov 8 | 9/26 | Rites and offerings, Haircut, Buying property, Blocking holes, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Digging a well, Consecrating an image |
| Nov 9 | 9/27 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Setting out on a journey, Nothing else | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Nov 10 | 9/28 | Wedding, Making carts, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Carving, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Haircut, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Laying foundations, Returning to the hills, Installing a door, Demolition, House cleaning, Planting, Building an animal shelter | Opening for business, Betrothal gifts, Building a temple, Placing a bed, Digging a channel, Burial |
| Nov 11 | 9/29 | Sculpting and painting, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Blocking holes, Making nets, Cutting cloth, Setting up a loom | Wedding, Opening for business, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Burial |
| Nov 12 | 9/30 | Betrothal gifts, Moving house, Receiving money, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Laying foundations, Setting pillar bases, Building a temple, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Meeting family and friends, Setting out on a journey, Digging a pond, Building a toilet | Opening a storehouse, Roofing, Building a bridge, Rites and offerings |
| Nov 13 | 10/1 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Receiving money, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Roofing, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Training oxen and horses, Meeting family and friends, Digging a grave site | Wedding, Burial, Digging a well, Buying property, Building a boat |
| Nov 14 | 10/2 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Moving house, Placing a bed, Felling trees, Making beams, Catching pests, Hunting, Making nets, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Clearing and cleaning, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Erecting a headstone, Thanking the earth | Opening for business, Building a temple, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Nov 15 | 10/3 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Rites and offerings, Nothing else | Wedding, Burial |
| Nov 16 | 10/4 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Felling trees, Making beams, Setting up scaffolding, Setting pillar bases, Cutting mortises, Building a stove, Moving house, Placing a bed, Hunting, Making nets, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Opening a tomb, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial | Roofing, Building a boat, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Nov 17 | 10/5 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Meeting family and friends, Clearing and cleaning, Starting school, Receiving money, Trading, Signing a deed, Setting up a loom, Laying foundations, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, Digging a pond, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Digging a grave site, Encoffining, Erecting a headstone, Burial | Wedding, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Moving the household altar out, Moving house |
| Nov 18 | 10/6 | Catching pests, Hunting, Meeting family and friends, Clearing and cleaning, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Nothing else | Placing a bed, Installing a door, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Burial |
| Nov 19 | 10/7 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age rite, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Demolition, Clearing and cleaning, Laying foundations, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, Setting up a mill, Digging a pond, Digging a well, House cleaning, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Erecting a headstone, Thanking the earth | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Making beams, Burial |
| Nov 20 | 10/8 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Placing a bed, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Blocking holes, Catching pests, Buying property, Building an animal shelter | Consecrating an image, Digging a well, Burial, Thanking the earth, Repairing a grave |
| Nov 21 | 10/9 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Nov 22 | 10/10 | Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Wedding, Ritual bathing, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Setting out on a journey, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Taking up a post, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Receiving money, House cleaning, Planting, Taking in livestock, Felling trees | Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Placing a bed, Opening a storehouse |
| Nov 23 | 10/11 | Haircut, Meeting family and friends, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Making nets | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Moving house |
| Nov 24 | 10/12 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Setting out on a journey, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Setting up a loom, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Opening a storehouse | Building a stove, Treating illness, Felling trees, Making beams |
| Nov 25 | 10/13 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post, Adding to the household, Meeting family and friends | Building a stove, Treating illness |
| Nov 26 | 10/14 | Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Placing a bed, Adding to the household, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Erecting a headstone | Opening for business, Trading, Digging a grave site, Building a stove |
| Nov 27 | 10/15 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Nov 28 | 10/16 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Temple rites, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Placing a bed, Taking up a post, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Felling trees, Planting, Digging a grave site, Burial, Taking in livestock | Roofing, Treating illness |
| Nov 29 | 10/17 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Installing machinery, Placing a bed, Building an animal shelter, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Burial, Thanking the earth, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Meeting family and friends, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Setting up a loom, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Taking in livestock, Building a dike | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Treating illness, Taking up a post |
| Nov 30 | 10/18 | Ritual bathing, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
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