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Chinese calendar, 3 March 1904

3 March 1904 is lunar month 1, day 17, 1904, the Wood Dragon year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Monkey. 2 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

Since 20 February 1904

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Thursday

March 1904

Lunar date

1st Month · 17th Day

一九〇四十七

Year of the

Wood Dragon

Yang Wood Dragon · 甲辰

Wood restrains Earth in the Five Phases, so the year element is understood as moderating the Dragon’s fixed element.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

since 20 February 1904

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 17 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1904-03-03

The daily almanac & observances

3 March 1904
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Prison 天牢 · 黑道

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

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜

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

Inside this lunar month

Month 1 · 30 days

16 February 190416 March 1904. 13 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 1904 · In China, Qingming is commonly marked by tending graves and honouring ancestors, while spring outings form another long-standing strand of the day.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

March 1904 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 1/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 2/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 2/9

  5. Full moon

    Lunar 2/15

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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Calendar terms explained

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 Monkey · 丙申— 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 Metal · Gēng (primary)
  • Yang Water · Rén (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Wood Dragon · 甲辰Wood controls Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Mountain-foot Fire · 山下火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Legs · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Wolf creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Break · — 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 positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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