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Chinese calendar, 11 May 1932

11 May 1932 is lunar month 4, day 6, 1932, the Water Monkey year. The day pillar is Yang Water Monkey. 8 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Lìxià · Beginning of Summer

Since 6 May 1932

11

Wednesday

May 1932

Lunar date

4th Month · 6th Day

一九三二初六

Year of the

Water Monkey

Yang Water Monkey · 壬申

Metal generates Water in the Five Phases, so the Monkey’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Lìxià · Beginning of Summer

since 6 May 1932

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 6 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1932-05-11

The daily almanac & observances

11 May 1932
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Punishment 天刑 · 黑道

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

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Inside this lunar month

Month 4 · 29 days

6 May 19323 June 1932. 23 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

8 June 1932 · 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

May 1932 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 4/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 4/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 4/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 4/22

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
Yang Water Monkey · 壬申— 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 Metal · Gēng (primary)
  • Yang Water · Rén (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Wood Snake · 乙巳— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Monkey · 壬申Metal generates Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sword-edge Metal · 剑锋金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Winnowing Basket · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Leopard creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Balance · — 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 positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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