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Chinese calendar, 1 June 1912

1 June 1912 is lunar month 4, day 16, 1912, the Water Rat year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Monkey. 7 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

Since 21 May 1912

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Saturday

June 1912

Lunar date

4th Month · 16th Day

一九一二十六

Year of the

Water Rat

Yang Water Rat · 壬子

Water is both the year element and the Rat’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Water.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

since 21 May 1912

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 16 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1912-06-01

The daily almanac & observances

1 June 1912
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Punishment 天刑 · 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 4 · 29 days

17 May 191214 June 1912. 13 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

19 June 1912 · 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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June 1912 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 4/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 5/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 5/8

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 5/15

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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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 Earth Monkey · 戊申— 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
Yin Wood Snake · 乙巳— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Rat · 壬子Water reinforces Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Post-road Earth · 大驿土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Root · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Raccoon dog creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Balance · — 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: North (正北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against accepting land, saying it may be inauspicious for the owner.戊不受田田主不祥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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