Chinese almanac: April 2060
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 3/1 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, House cleaning, Blocking holes, Raising livestock | Wedding, Burial, Funeral procession, Installing a door |
| Apr 2 | 3/2 | Receiving money, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Consecrating an image, Acupuncture, Meeting family and friends, Haircut, Placing a bed, Building a storehouse, Making nets | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Planting |
| Apr 3 | 3/3 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Receiving money, Trading, Signing a deed, Buying property | Opening for business, Roofing, Treating illness, Building a stove |
| Apr 4 | 3/4 | Rites and offerings, Levelling roads, Clearing and cleaning, Repairing walls, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 5 | 3/5 | 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 6 | 3/6 | 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 7 | 3/7 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 8 | 3/8 | Blocking holes, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 9 | 3/9 | 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 10 | 3/10 | Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 11 | 3/11 | 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 12 | 3/12 | 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 13 | 3/13 | 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 14 | 3/14 | 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 15 | 3/15 | 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 16 | 3/16 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Hunting, Making nets, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Wedding, Placing a bed, Treating illness |
| Apr 17 | 3/17 | 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 18 | 3/18 | 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 19 | 3/19 | 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 20 | 3/20 | Ritual bathing, Blocking holes, Hunting, Making nets, Fishing, House cleaning, Nothing else | Praying for blessings, Burial |
| Apr 21 | 3/21 | 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 22 | 3/22 | Rites and offerings, Repairing a door, Fishing, Receiving money, Taking in livestock, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving into a new home |
| Apr 23 | 3/23 | 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 24 | 3/24 | 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 |
| Apr 25 | 3/25 | Rites and offerings, Repairing walls, Nothing else | Consecrating an image, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Apr 26 | 3/26 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Meeting family and friends, Roofing, Laying foundations, Treating illness, Installing a door, Making carts, Digging a well, Digging a pond | Betrothal gifts, Setting out on a journey, Repairing a grave, Burial, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Building a stove |
| Apr 27 | 3/27 | Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Opening for business, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Placing a bed, Making nets, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Opening a tomb, Burial, Moving a coffin | Praying for blessings, Moving into a new home, Roofing, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Visiting the sick |
| Apr 28 | 3/28 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Setting up a mill, Planting |
| Apr 29 | 3/29 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Ritual bathing, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Placing a bed |
| Apr 30 | 4/1 | Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Setting out on a journey, Laying foundations, Roofing, Setting pillar bases, Installing a door, Encoffining, Burial | Wedding, Opening for business, Receiving money, Moving the household altar out |
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.