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Chinese calendar, 3 May 1925

3 May 1925 is lunar month 4, day 11, 1925, the Wood Ox year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Pig. 0 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Gǔyǔ · Grain Rain

Since 20 April 1925

3

Sunday

May 1925

Lunar date

4th Month · 11th Day

一九二五十一

Year of the

Wood Ox

Yin Wood Ox · 乙丑

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

Solar term

Gǔyǔ · Grain Rain

since 20 April 1925

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 11 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1925-05-03

The daily almanac & observances

3 May 1925
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Jade Hall 玉堂 · 黄道

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

Traditionally suitable

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜

Traditionally avoid

  • None listed
Inside this lunar month

Month 4 · 29 days

23 April 192521 May 1925. 18 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

25 June 1925 · 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.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

May 1925 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 4/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 4/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 4/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar leap 4/1

  5. First quarter

    Lunar leap 4/10

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
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
Yang Metal Dragon · 庚辰— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Wood Ox · 乙丑Wood controls 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
Hairy Head · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Rooster creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Danger · — 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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