Chinese almanac for April 2024
Solar terms this month: Clear and Bright (Qing Ming, 清明), 4 April at 15:02; Grain Rain (Gu Yu, 谷雨), 19 April at 21:59 (Malaysia time).
Mon 1 Apr · 2nd lunar month, day 23 · Wood Goat (Yi Wei, 乙未) · Stable · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Travel (出行) and more
Tue 2 Apr · 2nd lunar month, day 24 · Fire Monkey (Bing Shen, 丙申) · Initiate · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Consecrating a statue (开光), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Travel (出行) and more
Wed 3 Apr · 2nd lunar month, day 25 · Fire Rooster (Ding You, 丁酉) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Seeing a doctor (求医), Medical treatment (治病), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Thu 4 Apr · 2nd lunar month, day 26 · Earth Dog (Wu Xu, 戊戌) · Destruction · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Seeing a doctor (求医), Medical treatment (治病), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Fri 5 Apr · 2nd lunar month, day 27 · Earth Pig (Ji Hai, 己亥) · Danger · yellow path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Ritual bathing (沐浴), Making nets (结网), Fishing (取渔)
Sat 6 Apr · 2nd lunar month, day 28 · Metal Rat (Geng Zi, 庚子) · Success · black path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Nothing listed (无)
Sun 7 Apr · 2nd lunar month, day 29 · Metal Ox (Xin Chou, 辛丑) · Receive · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Mon 8 Apr · 2nd lunar month, day 30 · Water Tiger (Ren Yin, 壬寅) · Open · yellow path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行), Moving the altar out before works (出火), Demolition (拆卸), Taking in new household members (进人口) and more
Tue 9 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 1 · Water Rabbit (Gui Mao, 癸卯) · Close · black path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Travel (出行), Hanging the bridal curtains (合帐), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Setting up the bed (安床), Taking off mourning clothes (除服) and more
Wed 10 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 2 · Wood Dragon (Jia Chen, 甲辰) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Travel (出行), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Building animal pens (造畜稠), Training cattle and horses (教牛马), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Thu 11 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 3 · Wood Snake (Yi Si, 乙巳) · Remove · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for children (求嗣), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Felling trees (伐木) and more
Fri 12 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 4 · Fire Horse (Bing Wu, 丙午) · Full · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Weddings (嫁娶), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行), Haircuts (理发), Visiting family and friends (会亲友) and more
Sat 13 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 5 · Fire Goat (Ding Wei, 丁未) · Balance · black path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 14 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 6 · Earth Monkey (Wu Shen, 戊申) · Stable · yellow path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Consecrating a statue (开光), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Breaking ground (动土), Receiving money (纳财) and more
Mon 15 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 7 · Earth Rooster (Ji You, 己酉) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Consecrating a statue (开光), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Moving the altar out before works (出火) and more
Tue 16 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 8 · Metal Dog (Geng Xu, 庚戌) · Destruction · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Wed 17 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 9 · Metal Pig (Xin Hai, 辛亥) · Danger · yellow path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Sealing holes (塞穴), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Thu 18 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 10 · Water Rat (Ren Zi, 壬子) · Success · black path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Consecrating a statue (开光), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采) and more
Fri 19 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 11 · Water Ox (Gui Chou, 癸丑) · Receive · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Pulling down a house (破屋), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sat 20 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 12 · Wood Tiger (Jia Yin, 甲寅) · Open · yellow path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行), Cleansing and clearing out (解除) and more
Sun 21 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 13 · Wood Rabbit (Yi Mao, 乙卯) · Close · black path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Setting up the bed (安床), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券) and more
Mon 22 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 14 · Fire Dragon (Bing Chen, 丙辰) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Travel (出行), Training cattle and horses (教牛马), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Tue 23 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 15 · Fire Snake (Ding Si, 丁巳) · Remove · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Consecrating a statue (开光), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟) and more
Wed 24 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 16 · Earth Horse (Wu Wu, 戊午) · Full · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行), Trading (交易), Sealing holes (塞穴), Weddings (嫁娶), Haircuts (理发) and more
Thu 25 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 17 · Earth Goat (Ji Wei, 己未) · Balance · black path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Building a stove (作灶), Hunting (畋猎), Making nets (结网), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂) and more
Fri 26 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 18 · Metal Monkey (Geng Shen, 庚申) · Stable · yellow path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Ritual bathing (沐浴), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Burials (安葬), Breaking ground for a grave (破土), Thanking the earth after building (谢土) and more
Sat 27 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 19 · Metal Rooster (Xin You, 辛酉) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Moving a coffin (移柩), Opening a grave for reburial (启钻), Burials (安葬) and more
Sun 28 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 20 · Water Dog (Ren Xu, 壬戌) · Destruction · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Seeing a doctor (求医) and more
Mon 29 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 21 · Water Pig (Gui Hai, 癸亥) · Danger · yellow path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Ritual bathing (沐浴), Sealing holes (塞穴), Hunting (畋猎), Making nets (结网), Fishing (取渔), Cleaning the house (扫舍) and more
Tue 30 Apr · 3rd lunar month, day 22 · Wood Rat (Jia Zi, 甲子) · Success · black path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Hanging a signboard (挂匾), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Consecrating a statue (开光) and more
The good-for and avoid lists come from the open-source lunar calendar library (6tail), whose author built them from a popular Chinese calendar website’s data. Almanacs differ on these lists, and unlike the rest of this site they are not quoted from a classical text. How the rest is worked out
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