Chinese almanac: April 2069
| Date | Lunar date | Favours | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 3/10 | Rites and offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Temple rites, Wedding, Coming-of-age rite, Setting out on a journey, Opening for business, Trading, Meeting family and friends, Training oxen and horses, Ending mourning dress, Putting on mourning dress, Opening a tomb, Burial, Moving a coffin | Breaking ground, Moving house, Moving into a new home |
| Apr 2 | 3/11 | Blocking holes, Trimming nails, Clearing and cleaning, Catching pests, Hunting, Making nets, Nothing else, Nothing is favoured | Wedding, Building a stove, Digging a well, Burial |
| Apr 3 | 3/12 | Receiving money, Opening for business, Signing a deed, Trading, Consecrating an image, Placing a bed, Raising the roof beam, Roofing, Repairs and building, Laying foundations | Breaking ground, Digging a grave site, Burial, Funeral procession, Taking up a post, Setting out on a journey, Wedding, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Thanking the earth, Lawsuits |
| Apr 4 | 3/13 | 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 5 | 3/14 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Digging a well, Levelling roads | Wedding, Burial |
| Apr 6 | 3/15 | 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 7 | 3/16 | 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 8 | 3/17 | Rites and offerings, Seeing a doctor, Treating illness, Clearing and cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 9 | 3/18 | Ritual bathing, Making nets, Fishing | Wedding, Moving into a new home, Burial |
| Apr 10 | 3/19 | None | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 11 | 3/20 | Clearing and cleaning, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 12 | 3/21 | 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 13 | 3/22 | 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 14 | 3/23 | Setting out on a journey, Repairing walls, Building an animal shelter, Training oxen and horses, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 15 | 3/24 | 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 16 | 3/25 | 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 17 | 3/26 | Rites and offerings, Levelling roads, Clearing and cleaning, Repairing walls, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 18 | 3/27 | 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 19 | 3/28 | 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 20 | 3/29 | Rites and offerings, Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Pulling down a wall, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 21 | 4/1 | Blocking holes, House cleaning, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 22 | 4/2 | 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 23 | 4/3 | Clearing and cleaning, Tearing down a house, Nothing else | Nothing is favoured |
| Apr 24 | 4/4 | 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 25 | 4/5 | 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 26 | 4/6 | 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 27 | 4/7 | 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 28 | 4/8 | 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 29 | 4/9 | Rites and offerings, Building a stove, Hunting, Making nets, Repairing walls, Levelling roads, Nothing else | Wedding, Placing a bed, Treating illness |
| Apr 30 | 4/10 | 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 |
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.