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Chinese calendar, 20 February 1917
20 February 1917 is lunar month 1, day 29, 1917, the Fire Snake year. The day pillar is Yin Water Snake. 2 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.
Tuesday
February 1917
Lunar date
1st Month · 29th Day
一九一七年正月廿九
Year of the
Fire is both the year element and the Snake’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Fire.
Moon phase
Lunar day 29 · between principal phases
Daily almanac · 1917-02-20
The daily almanac & observances
癸巳 Yin Water Snake
The stem gives Water; the branch gives Snake.
Read this stem against your Day Master →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
- Ritual offerings祭祀
- Pray for blessings祈福
- Burial安葬
- Install a door安门
- No other activities recommended馀事勿取
Month 1 · 30 days
23 January 1917–21 February 1917. 1 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Qingming Festival
5 April 1917 · 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
February 1917 moon phases
Full moon
Lunar 1/16
Last quarter
Lunar 1/24
New moon
Lunar 2/1
Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →
The surrounding month
Explore the days around 20 February 1917
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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
- Yin Water Snake · 癸巳— 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 Fire · Bǐng 丙 (primary)
- Yang Metal · Gēng 庚 (middle)
- Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
- 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 Fire Snake · 丁巳— Fire reinforces Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
- Day Na Yin 纳音
- Long-flowing Water · 长流水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
- Day animal 生肖
- Snake · 蛇— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yin Fire Pig · 丁亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Turtle Beak · 觜— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Monkey creature (猴) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
- Day officer 建除
- Balance · 平— 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)
- 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 long travel, saying possessions may be hidden or lost.巳不远行财物伏藏Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.
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