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Auspicious Days for Starting Renovation in September 2025
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September 2025: 10 Good, 10 Fair, 10 Avoid
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Every date, best first
- Thu 4 SeptGood
- Fri 5 SeptGood
- Tue 9 SeptGood
- Thu 11 SeptGood
- Wed 17 SeptGood
- Thu 18 SeptGood
- Sun 21 SeptGood
- Tue 23 SeptGood
- Mon 29 SeptGood
- Tue 30 SeptGood
- Mon 1 SeptFair
- Tue 2 SeptFair
- Mon 8 SeptFair
- Wed 10 SeptFair
- Sat 13 SeptFair
- Sun 14 SeptFair
- Tue 16 SeptFair
- Thu 25 SeptFair
- Fri 26 SeptFair
- Sun 28 SeptFair
- Wed 3 SeptAvoid
歲破 Year breaker: clashes the Snake year
- Sat 6 SeptAvoid
破 Destruction day, the month breaker
- Sun 7 SeptAvoid
破 Destruction day, the month breaker
- Fri 12 SeptAvoid
閉 Close day
- Mon 15 SeptAvoid
歲破 Year breaker: clashes the Snake year
- Fri 19 SeptAvoid
破 Destruction day, the month breaker
- Sat 20 SeptAvoid
楊公忌 Yang Gong taboo day
- Mon 22 SeptAvoid
四離 Eve of an equinox or solstice
- Wed 24 SeptAvoid
閉 Close day
- Sat 27 SeptAvoid
歲破 Year breaker: clashes the Snake year
About starting renovation dates
The almanac calls starting construction 動土 (moving the earth) or 修造 (repairs and building). Only the first day of work, usually the first hacking or drilling, needs a good date. After that, the contractor can work to their own schedule.
Good days fall on 成 Success, 開 Open, 定 Stable or 執 Initiate, a hands-on day that suits building. We skip Destruction and Close days, year-breaker days, the eve of each season change and Yang Gong taboo days. Hungry Ghost month is not excluded here, but some families still avoid it.
Renovation also looks at the Sha (三煞) direction. If you tell us which side of the flat the work starts on, the calendar removes days whose Sha falls on that side.
Questions about starting renovation dates
Which side of the flat counts?
Stand in the centre of the flat and use a compass. The side is where the first work happens, for example a kitchen in the North or a bathroom in the Southwest. If several areas start at once, choose the side with the heaviest work.
Does the time of day matter?
Some families have the first strike done in the morning, often on a wall in a favourable direction. Most contractors are happy to start early on the chosen day.
What if my only available date is a Fair day?
Fair days have no traditional exclusions, so they are a reasonable start. Avoid Destruction days and days that clash with the owners’ animals if you can.
What about Hungry Ghost month?
The classic renovation rules do not exclude the 7th lunar month, so those days are not greyed out here. Many families still prefer to avoid starting work then, so you may want to skip it too.
Do I need a good date for every phase?
No. The tradition focuses on the first day of work. Some families also choose a day for installing the main door or the stove, but that is optional.
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