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Chinese calendar, 23 January 1928

23 January 1928 is lunar month 1, day 1, 1928, the Earth Dragon year. The day pillar is Yang Water Dog. 4 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; new moon.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

Since 21 January 1928

23

Monday

January 1928

Lunar date

1st Month · 1st Day

一九二八初一

Year of the

Earth Dragon

Yang Earth Dragon · 戊辰

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

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

since 21 January 1928

Moon phase

New moon

04:19 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1928-01-23

The daily almanac & observances

23 January 1928
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Azure Dragon 青龙 · 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

23 January 192820 February 1928. 28 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Chinese New Year · 春节

In China, recorded Spring Festival practices include preparing the home and food, reuniting with family, exchanging greetings and joining community festivities; each household keeps its own mix.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

January 1928 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 12/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 1/8

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 January 1928
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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 Water Dog · 壬戌— 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 Metal · Xīn (middle)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Water Ox · 癸丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Earth Dragon · 戊辰Earth reinforces Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Sea Water · 大海水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Dog · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Heart · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Fox creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Receive · — 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: South (正南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against drawing water, saying trouble may be hard to guard against.壬不泱水更难提防The verse cautions against eating dog meat, saying strange disturbances may reach the bed.戌不吃犬作怪上床Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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