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Chinese calendar, 17 February 1912

17 February 1912 is lunar month 12, day 30, 1911, the Metal Pig year. The day pillar is Yin Water Pig. 6 named Yi activities; 10 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

Since 5 February 1912

17

Saturday

February 1912

Lunar date

12th Month · 30th Day

一九一一三十

Year of the

Metal Pig

Yin Metal Pig · 辛亥

Metal generates Water in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Pig’s fixed element.

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

since 5 February 1912

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 30 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1912-02-17

The daily almanac & observances

17 February 1912
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Gou Chen 勾陈 · 黑道

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

19 January 191217 February 1912. This is the final day of the month.

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Festival & customs on this date

Lunar New Year's Eve · 除夕

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 1912 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 12/16

  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
Yin Water Pig · 癸亥— 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 Water · Rén (primary)
  • Yang Wood · Jiǎ (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Pig · 辛亥Metal generates Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Sea Water · 大海水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Girl · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Bat creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Receive · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • Wealth 财神: South (正南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against lawsuits, saying one’s case may be weaker than the opponent’s.癸不词讼理弱敌强The verse cautions against marriage, saying it may disadvantage the groom.亥不嫁娶不利新郎Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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