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Chinese calendar, 16 May 1909

16 May 1909 is lunar month 3, day 27, 1909, the Earth Rooster year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Rat. 22 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Lìxià · Beginning of Summer

Since 6 May 1909

16

Sunday

May 1909

Lunar date

3rd Month · 27th Day

一九〇九年三月廿七

Year of the

Earth Rooster

Yin Earth Rooster · 己酉

Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Rooster’s fixed element.

Solar term

Lìxià · Beginning of Summer

since 6 May 1909

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 27 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1909-05-16

The daily almanac & observances

16 May 1909
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.

宜 Traditionally suitable

忌 Traditionally avoid

  • None listed无
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Month 3 · 29 days

20 April 1909–18 May 1909. 2 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

22 June 1909 · 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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May 1909 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 3/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 3/24

  3. New moon

    Lunar 4/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 4/9

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 癸 (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Snake · 己巳— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Earth Rooster · 己酉— Earth generates Metal; 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 · 鼠— 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
Emptiness · 虚— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace (北) · Rat creature (鼠) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
Day officer 建除
Danger · 危— 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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