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Chinese calendar, 12 February 1904

12 February 1904 is lunar month 12, day 27, 1903, the Water Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Rat. 10 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

Since 5 February 1904

12

Friday

February 1904

Lunar date

12th Month · 27th Day

一九〇三廿七

Year of the

Water Rabbit

Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯

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

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

since 5 February 1904

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 27 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1904-02-12

The daily almanac & observances

12 February 1904
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Azure Dragon 青龙 · 黄道

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

Inside this lunar month

Month 12 · 30 days

17 January 190415 February 1904. 3 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Lunar New Year's Eve

15 February 1904 · In China, many families share a reunion dinner and stay up late to greet the new year, while the meal and surrounding rituals vary by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

February 1904 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 12/17

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 1/9

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
Yang Fire Rat · 丙子— 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.
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯Water generates Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Ravine Water · 涧下水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Rat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Horse · 庚午— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Ghost · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Goat creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Open · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southwest (西南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
  • Wealth 财神: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against repairing a stove, saying misfortune may follow.丙不修灶必见灾殃The verse cautions against divination, saying it may invite trouble.子不问卜自惹祸殃Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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