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Chinese calendar, 16 June 1931

16 June 1931 is lunar month 5, day 1, 1931, the Metal Goat year. The day pillar is Yang Water Tiger. 8 named Yi activities; 1 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; new moon.

Solar term

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

Since 7 June 1931

16

Tuesday

June 1931

Lunar date

5th Month · 1st Day

一九三一初一

Year of the

Metal Goat

Yin Metal Goat · 辛未

Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the Goat’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

since 7 June 1931

Moon phase

New moon

11:02 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1931-06-16

The daily almanac & observances

16 June 1931
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

White Tiger 白虎 · 黑道

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

16 June 193114 July 1931. 28 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

20 June 1931 · 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 1931 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 4/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 5/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 5/8

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 5/15

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 1931
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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 Tiger · 壬寅— 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 Wood · Jiǎ (primary)
  • Yang Fire · Bǐng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Wood Horse · 甲午— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Goat · 辛未Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Gold-leaf Metal · 金箔金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Tiger · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Encampment · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Pig creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Complete · — 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 ritual offerings, saying spirits may not receive them.寅不祭祀神鬼不尝Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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