Chinese almanac for September 2029
Solar terms this month: White Dew (Bai Lu, 白露), 7 September at 16:11; Autumn Equinox (Qiu Fen, 秋分), 23 September at 01:38 (Malaysia time).
Sat 1 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 23 · Wood Horse (Jia Wu, 甲午) · Open · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Praying for blessings (祈福), Travel (出行), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Weddings (嫁娶), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣) and more
Sun 2 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 24 · Wood Goat (Yi Wei, 乙未) · Close · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Building a stove (作灶), Moving house (移徙) and more
Mon 3 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 25 · Fire Monkey (Bing Shen, 丙申) · Establish · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Travel (出行), Buying livestock (纳畜), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Opening a grave for reburial (启钻) and more
Tue 4 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 26 · Fire Rooster (Ding You, 丁酉) · Remove · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土) and more
Wed 5 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 27 · Earth Dog (Wu Xu, 戊戌) · Full · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Travel (出行), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Building and repairs (修造), Raising the roof beam (上梁) and more
Thu 6 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 28 · Earth Pig (Ji Hai, 己亥) · Balance · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Ritual bathing (沐浴), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Fri 7 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 29 · Metal Rat (Geng Zi, 庚子) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sat 8 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 1 · Metal Ox (Xin Chou, 辛丑) · Stable · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土) and more
Sun 9 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 2 · Water Tiger (Ren Yin, 壬寅) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Demolition (拆卸), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土), Raising pillars (竖柱) and more
Mon 10 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 3 · Water Rabbit (Gui Mao, 癸卯) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
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)
Tue 11 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 4 · Wood Dragon (Jia Chen, 甲辰) · Danger · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
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 12 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 5 · Wood Snake (Yi Si, 乙巳) · Success · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
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
Thu 13 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 6 · Fire Horse (Bing Wu, 丙午) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Catching pests (捕捉), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Fri 14 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 7 · Fire Goat (Ding Wei, 丁未) · Open · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Making nets (结网), Hunting (畋猎), Fishing (取渔), Visiting family and friends (会亲友) and more
Sat 15 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 8 · Earth Monkey (Wu Shen, 戊申) · Close · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Travel (出行), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土), Moving house (移徙) and more
Sun 16 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 9 · Earth Rooster (Ji You, 己酉) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Travel (出行)
Mon 17 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 10 · Metal Dog (Geng Xu, 庚戌) · Remove · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
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), Travel (出行) and more
Tue 18 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 11 · Metal Pig (Xin Hai, 辛亥) · Full · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Travel (出行), Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Installing machinery (安机械), Moving the altar out before works (出火) and more
Wed 19 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 12 · Water Rat (Ren Zi, 壬子) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Thu 20 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 13 · Water Ox (Gui Chou, 癸丑) · Stable · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Making carts and tools (造车器), Installing machinery (安机械), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Consecrating a statue (开光) and more
Fri 21 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 14 · Wood Tiger (Jia Yin, 甲寅) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Ritual bathing (沐浴), Catching pests (捕捉), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服), Breaking ground for a grave (破土) and more
Sat 22 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 15 · Wood Rabbit (Yi Mao, 乙卯) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 23 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 16 · Fire Dragon (Bing Chen, 丙辰) · Danger · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Setting up the home altar (安香), Moving the altar out before works (出火) and more
Mon 24 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 17 · Fire Snake (Ding Si, 丁巳) · Success · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for children (求嗣), Carving (雕刻), Weddings (嫁娶), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采) and more
Tue 25 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 18 · Earth Horse (Wu Wu, 戊午) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Weddings (嫁娶), Catching pests (捕捉)
Wed 26 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 19 · Earth Goat (Ji Wei, 己未) · Open · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Offerings for wandering spirits (普渡), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Catching pests (捕捉), Hunting (畋猎) and more
Thu 27 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 20 · Metal Monkey (Geng Shen, 庚申) · Close · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Travel (出行), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Weddings (嫁娶), Felling trees (伐木), Setting up trestles (架马) and more
Fri 28 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 21 · Metal Rooster (Xin You, 辛酉) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Travel (出行), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Trading (交易) and more
Sat 29 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 22 · Water Dog (Ren Xu, 壬戌) · Remove · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Travel (出行), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Carving (雕刻), Building and repairs (修造) and more
Sun 30 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 23 · Water Pig (Gui Hai, 癸亥) · Full · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Making holy images (塑绘), Travel (出行), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣) 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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