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Chinese calendar, 27 May 1933

27 May 1933 is lunar month 5, day 4, 1933, the Water Rooster year. The day pillar is Yin Water Snake. 4 named Yi activities; 6 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

Since 21 May 1933

27

Saturday

May 1933

Lunar date

5th Month · 4th Day

一九三三初四

Year of the

Water Rooster

Yin Water Rooster · 癸酉

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

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

since 21 May 1933

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 4 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1933-05-27

The daily almanac & observances

27 May 1933
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Gou Chen 勾陈 · 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

Inside this lunar month

Month 5 · 30 days

24 May 193322 June 1933. 26 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

28 May 1933 · 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.

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May 1933 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 4/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 4/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 4/22

  4. New moon

    Lunar 5/1

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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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Water Snake · 癸巳— 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 Snake · 丁巳— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Water Rooster · 癸酉Metal generates Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Long-flowing Water · 长流水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Pig · 丁亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Willow · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Roe deer creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Establish · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • 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 lawsuits, saying one’s case may be weaker than the opponent’s.癸不词讼理弱敌强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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