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Chinese calendar, 13 June 1929

13 June 1929 is lunar month 5, day 7, 1929, the Earth Snake year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Ox. 13 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

Since 6 June 1929

13

Thursday

June 1929

Lunar date

5th Month · 7th Day

一九二九初七

Year of the

Earth Snake

Yin Earth Snake · 己巳

Fire generates Earth in the Five Phases, so the Snake’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

since 6 June 1929

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 7 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1929-06-13

The daily almanac & observances

13 June 1929
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 · 30 days

7 June 19296 July 1929. 23 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

11 August 1929 · 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 1929 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 4/24

  2. New moon

    Lunar 5/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 5/8

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 5/16

  5. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/24

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 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 Metal Horse · 庚午— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Earth Snake · 己巳Fire generates 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
Dipper · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Xiezhi creature () · traditionally favourable ()
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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