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Chinese calendar, 1 June 1930

1 June 1930 is lunar month 5, day 5, 1930, the Metal Horse year. The day pillar is Yang Water Horse. 17 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

Since 22 May 1930

1

Sunday

June 1930

Lunar date

5th Month · 5th Day

一九三〇年五月初五

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

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

since 22 May 1930

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 5 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1930-06-01

The daily almanac & observances

1 June 1930
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.

宜 Traditionally suitable

忌 Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 5 · 29 days

28 May 1930–25 June 1930. 24 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Dragon Boat Festival · 端午节

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 1930 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 5/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 5/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

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 August 1930
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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 Horse · 壬午— 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 Fire · Dīng 丁 (primary)
  • Yin Earth · Jǐ 己 (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳— 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
Willow Wood · 杨柳木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Horse · 马— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Fire Rat · 丙子— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Star · 星— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace (南) · Horse creature (马) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
Day officer 建除
Remove · 除— 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 roofing a house, saying its owner may have to make changes.午不苫盖屋主更张Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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