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Chinese calendar, 31 January 1930

31 January 1930 is lunar month 1, day 2, 1930, the Metal Horse year. The day pillar is Yin Metal Snake. 12 named Yi activities; 8 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

Since 21 January 1930

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Friday

January 1930

Lunar date

1st Month · 2nd Day

一九三〇初二

Year of the

Metal Horse

Yang Metal Horse · 庚午

Fire restrains Metal in the Five Phases, so the Horse’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

since 21 January 1930

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 2 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1930-01-31

The daily almanac & observances

31 January 1930
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.

Inside this lunar month

Month 1 · 29 days

30 January 193027 February 1930. 27 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Lantern Festival

13 February 1930 · In Shanghai and many other Chinese communities, people may view lantern displays, solve lantern riddles and eat yuanxiao or tangyuan, with recipes and events varying by place.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

January 1930 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 12/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 12/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

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 December 1929
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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 Metal Snake · 辛巳— 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 Fire · Bǐng (primary)
  • Yang Metal · Gēng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Metal Horse · 庚午Fire controls Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
White Wax Metal · 白蜡金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Wood Pig · 乙亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Bond · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Dog creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Settle · — 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: East (正东)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against making sauce, saying the household may not taste it.辛不合酱主人不尝The verse cautions against long travel, saying possessions may be hidden or lost.巳不远行财物伏藏Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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