Chinese almanac for May 2029
Solar terms this month: Start of Summer (Li Xia, 立夏), 5 May at 13:07; Grain Buds (Xiao Man, 小满), 21 May at 01:55 (Malaysia time).
Tue 1 May · 3rd lunar month, day 18 · Metal Rabbit (Xin Mao, 辛卯) · Close · black path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Hanging the bridal curtains (合帐), Setting up the bed (安床), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓) and more
Wed 2 May · 3rd lunar month, day 19 · Water Dragon (Ren Chen, 壬辰) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Taking in new household members (进人口), Weddings (嫁娶), Setting up the bed (安床), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄) and more
Thu 3 May · 3rd lunar month, day 20 · Water Snake (Gui Si, 癸巳) · Remove · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Consecrating a statue (开光), Seeing a doctor (求医), Medical treatment (治病), Breaking ground (动土), Raising the roof beam (上梁) and more
Fri 4 May · 3rd lunar month, day 21 · Wood Horse (Jia Wu, 甲午) · Full · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Opening a business (开市), Setting up the bed (安床), Opening a grave for reburial (启钻), Burials (安葬)
Sat 5 May · 3rd lunar month, day 22 · Wood Goat (Yi Wei, 乙未) · Full · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Setting up the bed (安床), Building a stove (作灶) and more
Sun 6 May · 3rd lunar month, day 23 · 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
Mon 7 May · 3rd lunar month, day 24 · 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
Tue 8 May · 3rd lunar month, day 25 · 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
Wed 9 May · 3rd lunar month, day 26 · 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)
Thu 10 May · 3rd lunar month, day 27 · Metal Rat (Geng Zi, 庚子) · Danger · black path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Weddings (嫁娶), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福) and more
Fri 11 May · 3rd lunar month, day 28 · Metal Ox (Xin Chou, 辛丑) · Success · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Consecrating a statue (开光), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采) and more
Sat 12 May · 3rd lunar month, day 29 · Water Tiger (Ren Yin, 壬寅) · Receive · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Making nets (结网), Catching pests (捕捉), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 13 May · 4th lunar month, day 1 · Water Rabbit (Gui Mao, 癸卯) · Open · black path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
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
Mon 14 May · 4th lunar month, day 2 · Wood Dragon (Jia Chen, 甲辰) · Close · yellow path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Travel (出行), Moving house (移徙), Moving into a new home (入宅) and more
Tue 15 May · 4th lunar month, day 3 · Wood Snake (Yi Si, 乙巳) · Establish · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Getting rid of ants (断蚁), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Wed 16 May · 4th lunar month, day 4 · Fire Horse (Bing Wu, 丙午) · Remove · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
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), Medical treatment (治病) and more
Thu 17 May · 4th lunar month, day 5 · Fire Goat (Ding Wei, 丁未) · Full · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Installing machinery (安机械), Making nets (结网) and more
Fri 18 May · 4th lunar month, day 6 · Earth Monkey (Wu Shen, 戊申) · Balance · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Moving house (移徙), Breaking ground for a grave (破土), Burials (安葬), Cleaning the house (扫舍) and more
Sat 19 May · 4th lunar month, day 7 · Earth Rooster (Ji You, 己酉) · Stable · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Praying for children (求嗣), Installing machinery (安机械), Buying livestock (纳畜) and more
Sun 20 May · 4th lunar month, day 8 · Metal Dog (Geng Xu, 庚戌) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Consecrating a statue (开光), Offerings and worship (祭祀) and more
Mon 21 May · 4th lunar month, day 9 · Metal Pig (Xin Hai, 辛亥) · 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)
Tue 22 May · 4th lunar month, day 10 · Water Rat (Ren Zi, 壬子) · Danger · black path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Ritual bathing (沐浴), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Wed 23 May · 4th lunar month, day 11 · Water Ox (Gui Chou, 癸丑) · Success · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Installing machinery (安机械), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Consecrating a statue (开光) and more
Thu 24 May · 4th lunar month, day 12 · Wood Tiger (Jia Yin, 甲寅) · Receive · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Planting (栽种), Catching pests (捕捉), Hunting (畋猎), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Fri 25 May · 4th lunar month, day 13 · Wood Rabbit (Yi Mao, 乙卯) · Open · black path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Making pledges and agreements (订盟) and more
Sat 26 May · 4th lunar month, day 14 · Fire Dragon (Bing Chen, 丙辰) · Close · yellow path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 27 May · 4th lunar month, day 15 · Fire Snake (Ding Si, 丁巳) · Establish · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Sealing holes (塞穴), Getting rid of ants (断蚁), Making nets (结网), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Mon 28 May · 4th lunar month, day 16 · Earth Horse (Wu Wu, 戊午) · Remove · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Weddings (嫁娶), Felling trees (伐木), Setting up trestles (架马) and more
Tue 29 May · 4th lunar month, day 17 · Earth Goat (Ji Wei, 己未) · Full · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Taking in new household members (进人口), Raising livestock (牧养), Buying property (置产), Sealing holes (塞穴), Making nets (结网), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Wed 30 May · 4th lunar month, day 18 · Metal Monkey (Geng Shen, 庚申) · Balance · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行), Weddings (嫁娶)
Thu 31 May · 4th lunar month, day 19 · Metal Rooster (Xin You, 辛酉) · Stable · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Travel (出行), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Opening a business (开市) 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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