Chinese almanac: October 2062
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 8/29 | Consecrating an image, Praying for children, Carving, Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Releasing water, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Building a storehouse, Building a boat, Opening for business, Digging a pond, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Hanging a sign | Funeral procession, Burial, Making one’s own coffin |
| Oct 2 | 8/30 | Rites and offerings, Wedding, Catching pests | Consecrating an image, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Opening for business, Repairs and building, Moving into a new home, Installing a door |
| Oct 3 | 9/1 | Rites and offerings, Offerings for the departed, Clearing and cleaning, Meeting family and friends, Catching pests, Hunting, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin | Wedding, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a well, Digging a pond, Burial |
| Oct 4 | 9/2 | Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Felling trees, Setting up scaffolding, Cutting mortises, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial, Repairing a grave | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Opening for business, Placing a bed |
| Oct 5 | 9/3 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Setting out on a journey, Ritual bathing, Trading, House cleaning, Training oxen and horses | Breaking ground, Building a stove, Funeral procession, Burial, Repairing a grave |
| Oct 6 | 9/4 | Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Betrothal gifts, Coming-of-age rite, Carving, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Closing a roof ridge, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Planting, Building a toilet | Building a temple, Installing a door, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Oct 7 | 9/5 | Consecrating an image, Sculpting and painting, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Hanging a sign, Building a stove, Opening for business, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | None |
| Oct 8 | 9/6 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Meeting family and friends, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Placing a bed, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Opening a tomb, Moving a coffin, Burial, Preparing one’s own grave | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Repairing a grave, Praying for blessings, Breaking ground, Installing a door, Thanking the earth, Raising the roof beam |
| Oct 9 | 9/7 | Clearing and cleaning, Rites and offerings, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Building an animal shelter, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business, Trading, Moving into a new home, Starting school, Burial |
| Oct 10 | 9/8 | Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Nothing else | Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Rites and offerings, Buying property, Patching a wall, Blocking holes |
| Oct 11 | 9/9 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Digging a grave site | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Digging a well, Haircut, Felling trees, Trading, Opening for business, Building a stove |
| Oct 12 | 9/10 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Raising the roof beam, Setting out on a journey, Burial |
| Oct 13 | 9/11 | Rites and offerings, Praying for children, Coming-of-age rite, Adding to the household, Meeting family and friends, Installing a door, Placing a bed, Setting up a loom, Receiving money, Raising livestock, Hunting, Releasing water, Harvesting honey | Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Oct 14 | 9/12 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Hanging a sign, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Making carts, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Planting, Burial, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Encoffining, Erecting a headstone | Visiting the sick, Taking in livestock, Felling trees, Laying foundations, Making beams, Roofing |
| Oct 15 | 9/13 | Rites and offerings, Coming-of-age rite, Moving house, Meeting family and friends, Receiving money, Haircut, Catching pests | Wedding, Opening for business, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Digging a grave site |
| Oct 16 | 9/14 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Starting school, Laying foundations, House cleaning, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Buying property, Planting, Raising livestock, Preparing one’s own grave, Thanking the earth, Erecting a headstone | Installing a door, Placing a bed, Cutting cloth, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Oct 17 | 9/15 | Wedding, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Making bed curtains, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Placing a bed, Moving house, Blocking holes, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Moving a coffin, Burial | Opening for business, Planting, Buying property, Lawsuits, Installing a door, Digging a well, Consecrating an image |
| Oct 18 | 9/16 | Rites and offerings, Making carts, Setting out on a journey, Repairs and building, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Installing a door, Placing a bed, Building an animal shelter, Training oxen and horses | Shipping goods, Opening a storehouse, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Funeral procession, Felling trees, Digging a channel, Planting |
| Oct 19 | 9/17 | Rites and offerings, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Making beams, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Repairs and building, Building an animal shelter, House cleaning | Building a temple, Wedding, Digging a well, Planting, Building a bridge, Building a stove, Breaking ground |
| Oct 20 | 9/18 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Meeting family and friends, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Asking a bride’s name, Moving house, Clearing and cleaning, Building a toilet, Starting school, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Burial, Opening a tomb, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Moving into a new home, Raising the roof beam, Temple rites, Moving the household altar out, Thanking the earth |
| Oct 21 | 9/19 | Rites and offerings, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Wedding, Opening for business |
| Oct 22 | 9/20 | Catching pests, Hunting, Nothing else | Opening for business, Trading, Rites and offerings, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Oct 23 | 9/21 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Building a temple, Moving house, Setting out on a journey, Moving into a new home, Laying foundations, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Taking in livestock, Catching pests, Taking in a son-in-law, Burial | Opening for business, Digging a grave site, Digging a well, Making one’s own coffin |
| Oct 24 | 9/22 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Opening for business, Wedding |
| Oct 25 | 9/23 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Trading, Signing a deed, Receiving money, Planting, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock | Wedding, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Praying for blessings, Burial |
| Oct 26 | 9/24 | Making carts, Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a grave site, Burial | Raising the roof beam, Consecrating an image, Roofing, Setting up scaffolding, Making one’s own coffin |
| Oct 27 | 9/25 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Receiving money, Catching pests, Hunting, Nothing else | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Opening for business, Burial |
| Oct 28 | 9/26 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Opening for business, Opening a storehouse, Shipping goods, Placing a bed, Installing a door, Burial |
| Oct 29 | 9/27 | Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Building a stove, Haircut, Trimming nails, House cleaning, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb | Consecrating an image, Wedding, Meeting family and friends, Planting, Acupuncture, Burial |
| Oct 30 | 9/28 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Buying property, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Meeting family and friends, Moving house, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Installing a door, Releasing water, Catching pests, Taking in livestock | Building a temple, Building a boat, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial |
| Oct 31 | 9/29 | Setting out on a journey, Making carts, Building an animal shelter, Clearing and cleaning, Coming-of-age rite, Cutting cloth, Making beams, Carving, Meeting family and friends, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Installing machinery, Opening for business, House cleaning | Wedding, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave |
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.