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Chinese calendar, 16 April 1902

16 April 1902 is lunar month 3, day 9, 1902, the Water Tiger year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Snake. 19 named Yi activities; 7 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Qīngmíng · Pure Brightness

Since 6 April 1902

16

Wednesday

April 1902

Lunar date

3rd Month · 9th Day

一九〇二年三月初九

Year of the

Water Tiger

Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅

Water generates Wood in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Tiger’s fixed element.

Solar term

Qīngmíng · Pure Brightness

since 6 April 1902

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 9 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1902-04-16

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16 April 1902
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Bright Hall 明堂 · 黄道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

宜 Traditionally suitable

忌 Traditionally avoid

Medical care should follow clinical need; do not postpone treatment because of an almanac entry.

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Month 3 · 30 days

8 April 1902–7 May 1902. 21 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

10 June 1902 · In communities especially around the middle and lower Yangtze, observances may combine local memorial rites, dragon-boat sports and rice-dumpling feasts; even the honoured hero varies by region.

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April 1902 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 2/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 3/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 3/8

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 3/16

Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →

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This day in the traditional cycles

Each result below names this date’s position and explains what the term means.

Day pillar 日柱
Yin Earth Snake · 己巳— this date’s position in the repeating 60-day stem–branch cycle.Hidden stems are stems conventionally contained in the day pillar’s earthly branch. Primary is the main layer; middle and residual are secondary layers.
  • Yang Fire · Bǐng 丙 (primary)
  • Yang Metal · Gēng 庚 (middle)
  • Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Wood Dragon · 甲辰— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅— Water generates Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Forest Wood · 大林木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · 蛇— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Pig · 癸亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Chariot · 轸— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace (南) · Earthworm creature (蚓) · traditionally favourable (吉)
Day officer 建除
Remove · 除— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • Wealth 财神: North (正北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against handling agreements, saying both parties may lose.己不破券二比并亡The verse cautions against long travel, saying possessions may be hidden or lost.巳不远行财物伏藏Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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