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Chinese calendar, 4 February 1919

4 February 1919 is lunar month 1, day 4, 1919, the Earth Goat year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Pig. 13 named Yi activities; 9 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

Since 21 January 1919

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Tuesday

February 1919

Lunar date

1st Month · 4th Day

一九一九初四

Year of the

Earth Goat

Yin Earth Goat · 己未

Earth is both the year element and the Goat’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Earth.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

since 21 January 1919

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 4 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1919-02-04

The daily almanac & observances

4 February 1919
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Bright Hall 明堂 · 黄道

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 1 · 29 days

1 February 19191 March 1919. 25 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Lantern Festival

15 February 1919 · In Shanghai and many other Chinese communities, people may view lantern displays, solve lantern riddles and eat yuanxiao or tangyuan, with recipes and events varying by place.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

February 1919 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 1/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 1/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/23

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 February 1919
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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 Fire Pig · 丁亥— 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
Yin Wood Ox · 乙丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Earth Goat · 己未Earth reinforces Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Roof Earth · 屋上土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Tail · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Tiger creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Open · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: South (正南)
  • Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
  • 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 cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮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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