Chinese almanac: December 2063
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 10/12 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Dec 2 | 10/13 | 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 |
| Dec 3 | 10/14 | Haircut, Meeting family and friends, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Making nets | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Moving house |
| Dec 4 | 10/15 | 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 |
| Dec 5 | 10/16 | 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 |
| Dec 6 | 10/17 | 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 |
| Dec 7 | 10/18 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Adding to the household, Meeting family and friends, Felling trees, Making beams, Cutting mortises, Placing a bed, Digging a well, Catching pests, Hunting | Preparing one’s own grave, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Dec 8 | 10/19 | Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Treating illness, Nothing else | Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Dec 9 | 10/20 | Placing a bed, Setting up scaffolding, Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Felling trees, Making beams, Cutting mortises, Building a toilet, Hunting, Digging a grave site, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Building a stove, Installing a door, Building a bridge, Opening for business, Burial |
| Dec 10 | 10/21 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Clearing and cleaning, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Taking in livestock, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Felling trees, Making beams, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Planting, Building a bridge |
| Dec 11 | 10/22 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Haircut, Receiving money, Adding to the household, Planting, House cleaning, Catching pests, Hunting, Making nets | Meeting family and friends, Burial, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Opening for business, Funeral procession, Moving the household altar out, Building a stove, Installing a door |
| Dec 12 | 10/23 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Sculpting and painting, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Buying property, Digging a pond, Digging a well, Taking in livestock, Placing a bed, Planting, Building an animal shelter, Digging a grave site, Moving a coffin, Erecting a headstone | Wedding, Opening for business, Moving the household altar out, Adding to the household, Encoffining, Taking up a post, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Setting out on a journey, Burial |
| Dec 13 | 10/24 | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Setting out on a journey, Adding to the household, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Installing a door, Building a storehouse, Patching a wall, Blocking holes, Building an animal shelter | Wedding, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Planting, Burial, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Digging a well |
| Dec 14 | 10/25 | Building an animal shelter, Training oxen and horses | Moving into a new home, Moving house, Setting up separate homes, Building a stove, Moving the household altar out, Setting up incense, Breaking ground, Wedding, Digging a well, House cleaning, Building a bridge |
| Dec 15 | 10/26 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Making carts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Setting up incense, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Planting, Taking in livestock, Roofing, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Building an animal shelter | Digging a grave site, Burial, Funeral procession, Preparing one’s own grave |
| Dec 16 | 10/27 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Meeting family and friends, Installing machinery, Consecrating an image, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Laying foundations, Building a bridge, Planting, Taking in livestock, Building an animal shelter, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone, Burial | Praying for blessings, Moving the household altar out, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Opening for business, Digging a grave site |
| Dec 17 | 10/28 | Rites and offerings, Levelling roads, Repairing a grave, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Nothing else | Moving house, Moving into a new home, Wedding, Digging a well, Burial |
| Dec 18 | 10/29 | Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Carving, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Setting out on a journey, Starting school, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Laying foundations, Installing a door, Moving the household altar out, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Digging a well, Building an animal shelter, Burial, Digging a grave site, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress | Opening for business, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Building a stove, Building a temple, Building a boat, Setting up a loom |
| Dec 19 | 10/30 | Wedding, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Repairs and building, Laying foundations, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Installing a door, Setting up a mill, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Setting out on a journey, Digging a well, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Dec 20 | 11/1 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Visiting the sick, Setting out on a journey, Roofing |
| Dec 21 | 11/2 | Coming-of-age rite, Receiving money, Digging a well, Digging a pond, Moving the household altar out, Placing a bed, Trading, Signing a deed, Hunting, Making nets, Haircut, Releasing water | Installing a door, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Funeral procession, Burial, Putting on mourning dress |
| Dec 22 | 11/3 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting out on a journey, Installing machinery, Meeting family and friends, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Consecrating an image, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Clearing and cleaning, Seeing a doctor, Acupuncture, Treating illness, Roofing, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Installing a door, Building a boat, Taking in livestock, Raising livestock, Moving a coffin, Encoffining, Opening a tomb, Thanking the earth, Repairing a grave, Erecting a headstone | Wedding, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Building a bridge, Digging a well |
| Dec 23 | 11/4 | Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Building a stove, Receiving money, Catching pests, Hunting, Placing a bed, House cleaning | Opening for business, Temple rites, Digging a grave site, Burial |
| Dec 24 | 11/5 | Praying for blessings, Temple rites, Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Clearing and cleaning, Setting up scaffolding, Cutting mortises, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Raising the roof beam, Returning to the hills, Roofing, Closing a roof ridge, Digging a well, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Digging a grave site, Planting | Moving house, Opening for business, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Dec 25 | 11/6 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Rites and offerings, Ritual bathing, Coming-of-age rite, Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Demolition, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Installing a door, Opening a storehouse, Building a dike, Building a toilet, Planting, Taking in livestock, Patching a wall, Blocking holes | Wedding, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Digging a well, Burial, Funeral procession |
| Dec 26 | 11/7 | Making bed curtains, Cutting cloth, Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Wedding, Building a stove, Building a boat |
| Dec 27 | 11/8 | Betrothal gifts, Making an agreement, Wedding, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Setting out on a journey, Meeting family and friends, Setting up a loom, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Clearing and cleaning, Demolition, Laying foundations, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Setting pillar bases, House cleaning, Planting, Raising livestock, Building an animal shelter | Temple rites, Making beams, Digging a well, Funeral procession, Burial |
| Dec 28 | 11/9 | Receiving money, Opening for business, Trading, Signing a deed, Meeting family and friends, Adding to the household, Setting up a loom, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting up incense, Moving the household altar out, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Demolition, House cleaning, Placing a bed, Planting, Raising livestock, Preparing one’s own grave, Making one’s own coffin, Encoffining, Burial, Opening a tomb | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Dec 29 | 11/10 | Rites and offerings, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Nothing else | Moving into a new home, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Installing a door, Raising the roof beam |
| Dec 30 | 11/11 | Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Demolition, Repairs and building, Placing a bed, Moving into a new home, Moving the household altar out, Burial, Thanking the earth, Taking up a post | Digging a well, Felling trees, Temple rites, Building a stove |
| Dec 31 | 11/12 | Rites and offerings, Sculpting and painting, Consecrating an image, Cutting cloth, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Raising pillars, Raising the roof beam, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up incense, Making nets, Catching pests, Hunting, Felling trees, Adding to the household, Releasing water | Setting out on a journey, Burial, Repairing a grave, Opening for business |
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.