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Chinese calendar, 5 April 1905

5 April 1905 is lunar month 3, day 1, 1905, the Wood Snake year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Dog. 7 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; new moon.

Solar term

Qīngmíng · Pure Brightness

Since 5 April 1905

5

Wednesday

April 1905

Lunar date

3rd Month · 1st Day

一九〇五初一

Year of the

Wood Snake

Yin Wood Snake · 乙巳

Wood generates Fire in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Snake’s fixed element.

Solar term

Qīngmíng · Pure Brightness

since 5 April 1905

Moon phase

New moon

07:23 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1905-04-05

The daily almanac & observances

5 April 1905
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

White Tiger 白虎 · 黑道

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

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

Inside this lunar month

Month 3 · 29 days

5 April 19053 May 1905. 28 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Qingming Festival · 清明节

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

April 1905 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 3/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 3/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 3/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 3/22

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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for April 1905
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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 Wood Dog · 甲戌— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (middle)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Metal Dragon · 庚辰— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Wood Snake · 乙巳Wood generates Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Mountain-top Fire · 山头火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Dog · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Earth Dragon · 戊辰— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Three Stars · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Ape creature () · traditionally favourable ()
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: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • Wealth 财神: Northeast (东北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against opening a storehouse, saying possessions may be lost.甲不开仓财物耗散The verse cautions against eating dog meat, saying strange disturbances may reach the bed.戌不吃犬作怪上床Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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