Chinese almanac: April 2068
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 2/29 | Wedding, Rites and offerings, Setting out on a journey, Coming-of-age rite, Signing a deed, Trading, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Moving house, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site | Consecrating an image, Building a stove, Temple rites, Burial |
| Apr 2 | 3/1 | Opening for business, Signing a deed, Trading, Hanging a sign, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Demolition, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Adding to the household | Wedding, Funeral procession, Setting up scaffolding, Making beams, Haircut, Raising livestock, Burial, Taking in livestock, Felling trees |
| Apr 3 | 3/2 | Haircut, Coming-of-age rite, Wedding, Adding to the household | Buying property, Felling trees, Taking in livestock, Building an animal shelter, Burial, Digging a grave site, Making beams, Building a stove, Preparing one’s own grave |
| Apr 4 | 3/3 | Rites and offerings, Nothing else | Building a temple, Wedding, Placing a bed |
| Apr 5 | 3/4 | Making an agreement, Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Adding to the household, Meeting family and friends, Trading, Signing a deed, Breaking ground, Ending mourning dress, Thanking the earth, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Taking up a post, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Receiving money, Planting | Encoffining, Burial, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed |
| Apr 6 | 3/5 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Cutting cloth, Making bed curtains, Placing a bed, Encoffining, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Opening a tomb, Burial, Thanking the earth, Erecting a headstone, Building an animal shelter | Digging a well, Installing a door, Wedding, Betrothal gifts |
| Apr 7 | 3/6 | Rites and offerings, Adding to the household, Wedding, Placing a bed, Clearing and cleaning, Coming-of-age rite, Setting out on a journey, Cutting cloth, House cleaning | Digging a well, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Consecrating an image |
| Apr 8 | 3/7 | Betrothal gifts, Consecrating an image, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Breaking ground, Raising the roof beam, Moving house, Moving into a new home | Wedding, Opening for business, Burial |
| Apr 9 | 3/8 | Rites and offerings, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Opening a tomb, Burial | Wedding, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Apr 10 | 3/9 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Digging a well, Levelling roads | Wedding, Burial |
| Apr 11 | 3/10 | Rites and offerings, Temple rites, Opening for business, Breaking ground, Encoffining, Digging a grave site, Burial | Wedding, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Apr 12 | 3/11 | Wedding, Betrothal gifts, Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Setting out on a journey, Moving house, Seeing a doctor | Opening for business, Breaking ground, Digging a grave site |
| Apr 13 | 3/12 | Rites and offerings, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 14 | 3/13 | Ritual bathing, Making nets, Fishing | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Apr 15 | 3/14 | None | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 16 | 3/15 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 17 | 3/16 | Wedding, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Moving the household altar out, Demolition, Adding to the household, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Trading, Hanging a sign, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Planting | Praying for blessings, Encoffining, Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Burial, Visiting the sick |
| Apr 18 | 3/17 | Wedding, Setting out on a journey, Making bed curtains, Coming-of-age rite, Placing a bed, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Building a stove, Trading, Signing a deed, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Digging a grave site, Burial | Lawsuits, Consecrating an image, Opening for business |
| Apr 19 | 3/18 | Setting out on a journey, Repairing walls, Building an animal shelter, Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 20 | 3/19 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecrating an image, Praying for children, Clearing and cleaning, Felling trees, Moving the household altar out, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Demolition, Repairs and building, Breaking ground, Building an animal shelter | Wedding, Receiving money, Burial, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Building a stove, Planting |
| Apr 21 | 3/20 | Betrothal gifts, Wedding, Consecrating an image, Setting out on a journey, Haircut, Meeting family and friends, Opening for business, Placing a bed, Planting, Raising livestock, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Opening a tomb | Thanking the earth, Praying for blessings, Raising the roof beam, Building a stove, Temple rites, Repairs and building, Moving into a new home, Installing a door |
| Apr 22 | 3/21 | Rites and offerings, Levelling roads, Clearing and cleaning, Repairing walls, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 23 | 3/22 | 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 24 | 3/23 | 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 25 | 3/24 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 26 | 3/25 | Blocking holes, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 27 | 3/26 | 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 28 | 3/27 | Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 29 | 3/28 | 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 30 | 3/29 | 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 |
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.