Chinese almanac for June 2024
Solar terms this month: Grain in Ear (Mang Zhong, 芒种), 5 June at 12:09; Summer Solstice (Xia Zhi, 夏至), 21 June at 04:51 (Malaysia time).
Sat 1 Jun · 4th lunar month, day 25 · Fire Monkey (Bing Shen, 丙申) · Balance · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Weddings (嫁娶), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Haircuts (理发), Travel (出行), Building and repairs (修造) and more
Sun 2 Jun · 4th lunar month, day 26 · Fire Rooster (Ding You, 丁酉) · Stable · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Hanging a signboard (挂匾), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福) and more
Mon 3 Jun · 4th lunar month, day 27 · Earth Dog (Wu Xu, 戊戌) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣) and more
Tue 4 Jun · 4th lunar month, day 28 · Earth Pig (Ji Hai, 己亥) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Snake (蛇)
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), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Wed 5 Jun · 4th lunar month, day 29 · Metal Rat (Geng Zi, 庚子) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Nothing (诸事不宜)
Thu 6 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 1 · Metal Ox (Xin Chou, 辛丑) · Danger · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓) and more
Fri 7 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 2 · Water Tiger (Ren Yin, 壬寅) · Success · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Seeing a doctor (求医), Medical treatment (治病), Breaking ground (动土), Raising the roof beam (上梁), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓) and more
Sat 8 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 3 · Water Rabbit (Gui Mao, 癸卯) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Planting (栽种), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 9 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 4 · Wood Dragon (Jia Chen, 甲辰) · Open · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
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
Mon 10 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 5 · Wood Snake (Yi Si, 乙巳) · Close · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Praying for children (求嗣), Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Hanging the bridal curtains (合帐), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄) and more
Tue 11 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 6 · Fire Horse (Bing Wu, 丙午) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Wed 12 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 7 · Fire Goat (Ding Wei, 丁未) · Remove · black path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Moving the altar out before works (出火), Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for children (求嗣) and more
Thu 13 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 8 · Earth Monkey (Wu Shen, 戊申) · Full · yellow path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for children (求嗣), Travel (出行), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Felling trees (伐木), Moving the altar out before works (出火) and more
Fri 14 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 9 · Earth Rooster (Ji You, 己酉) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Haircuts (理发), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Trimming nails (整手足甲) and more
Sat 15 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 10 · Metal Dog (Geng Xu, 庚戌) · Stable · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
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
Sun 16 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 11 · Metal Pig (Xin Hai, 辛亥) · Initiate · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行), Felling trees (伐木) and more
Mon 17 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 12 · Water Rat (Ren Zi, 壬子) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Tue 18 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 13 · Water Ox (Gui Chou, 癸丑) · Danger · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Receiving money (纳财), Digging a pond (开池), Building a toilet (开厕) and more
Wed 19 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 14 · Wood Tiger (Jia Yin, 甲寅) · Success · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Receiving money (纳财), Planting (栽种), Setting up the bed (安床) and more
Thu 20 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 15 · Wood Rabbit (Yi Mao, 乙卯) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Building a stove (作灶), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Fri 21 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 16 · Fire Dragon (Bing Chen, 丙辰) · Open · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sat 22 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 17 · Fire Snake (Ding Si, 丁巳) · Close · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土), Laying foundations (起基), Hanging a door (安门), Setting up the bed (安床), Planting (栽种) and more
Sun 23 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 18 · Earth Horse (Wu Wu, 戊午) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Training cattle and horses (教牛马), Getting rid of ants (断蚁), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Mon 24 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 19 · Earth Goat (Ji Wei, 己未) · Remove · black path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Opening a business (开市) and more
Tue 25 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 20 · Metal Monkey (Geng Shen, 庚申) · Full · yellow path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Consecrating a statue (开光), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Travel (出行), Cleansing and clearing out (解除) and more
Wed 26 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 21 · Metal Rooster (Xin You, 辛酉) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Haircuts (理发), Building a stove (作灶), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂) and more
Thu 27 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 22 · Water Dog (Ren Xu, 壬戌) · Stable · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣) and more
Fri 28 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 23 · Water Pig (Gui Hai, 癸亥) · Initiate · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Hunting (畋猎), Catching pests (捕捉), Making nets (结网), Fishing (取渔), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴) and more
Sat 29 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 24 · Wood Rat (Jia Zi, 甲子) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 30 Jun · 5th lunar month, day 25 · Wood Ox (Yi Chou, 乙丑) · Danger · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Making holy images (塑绘), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行), Building and repairs (修造) 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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