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Chinese calendar, 7 May 1926

7 May 1926 is lunar month 3, day 26, 1926, the Fire Tiger year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Monkey. 16 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Lìxià · Beginning of Summer

Since 6 May 1926

7

Friday

May 1926

Lunar date

3rd Month · 26th Day

一九二六廿六

Year of the

Fire Tiger

Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅

Wood generates Fire in the Five Phases, so the Tiger’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Lìxià · Beginning of Summer

since 6 May 1926

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 26 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1926-05-07

The daily almanac & observances

7 May 1926
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 3 · 30 days

12 April 192611 May 1926. 4 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

14 June 1926 · 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 1926 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 3/24

  2. New moon

    Lunar 4/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 4/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 4/16

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 May 1926
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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
Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申— 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 Water Snake · 癸巳— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅Wood generates Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Mountain-foot Fire · 山下火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Ghost · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Goat 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: 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 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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