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Chinese calendar, 18 June 1928

18 June 1928 is lunar month 5, day 1, 1928, the Earth Dragon year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Ox. 13 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; new moon.

Solar term

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

Since 6 June 1928

18

Monday

June 1928

Lunar date

5th 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

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

since 6 June 1928

Moon phase

New moon

04:42 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1928-06-18

The daily almanac & observances

18 June 1928
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Heavenly Virtue 天德 · 黄道

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

Medical care should follow clinical need; do not postpone treatment because of an almanac entry.

Inside this lunar month

Month 5 · 29 days

18 June 192816 July 1928. 28 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

22 June 1928 · 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

June 1928 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 4/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 4/24

  3. New moon

    Lunar 5/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 5/8

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 June 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
Yin Earth Ox · 己丑— 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.
  • Yin Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (middle)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Horse · 戊午— 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
Thunderbolt Fire · 霹雳火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Ox · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Goat · 癸未— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Rooftop · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Swallow 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: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • Wealth 财神: North (正北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against handling agreements, saying both parties may lose.己不破券二比并亡The verse cautions against ceremonial dress, saying the wearer may not return home.丑不冠带主不还乡Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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