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Chinese calendar, 17 June 1922

17 June 1922 is lunar month 5, day 22, 1922, the Water Dog year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Dragon. 2 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 6 auspicious time windows; last quarter.

Solar term

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

Since 6 June 1922

17

Saturday

June 1922

Lunar date

5th Month · 22nd Day

一九二二廿二

Year of the

Water Dog

Yang Water Dog · 壬戌

Earth restrains Water in the Five Phases, so the Dog’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.

Solar term

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

since 6 June 1922

Moon phase

Last quarter

20:03 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1922-06-17

The daily almanac & observances

17 June 1922
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Prison 天牢 · 黑道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Inside this lunar month

Month 5 · 29 days

27 May 192224 June 1922. 7 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

29 August 1922 · Across documented Chinese traditions, women and girls have set out seasonal fruit and held needlework or other skill contests, though forms differ sharply by region and many have faded.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

June 1922 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 5/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 5/14

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/22

  4. New moon

    Lunar leap 5/1

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

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Day pillar 日柱
Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Wood · (middle)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Fire Horse · 丙午— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Dog · 壬戌Earth controls Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sand Earth · 沙中土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Dragon · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌— 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
Open · — 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 weeping, saying another bereavement may follow.辰不哭泣必主重丧Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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