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Chinese calendar, 16 June 1933

16 June 1933 is lunar month 5, day 24, 1933, the Water Rooster year. The day pillar is Yin Water Ox. 14 named Yi activities; 7 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

Since 6 June 1933

16

Friday

June 1933

Lunar date

5th Month · 24th Day

一九三三廿四

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

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

since 6 June 1933

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 24 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1933-06-16

The daily almanac & observances

16 June 1933
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Heavenly Virtue 天德 · 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 5 · 30 days

24 May 193322 June 1933. 6 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

27 August 1933 · Across documented Chinese traditions, women and girls have set out seasonal fruit and held needlework or other skill contests, though forms differ sharply by region and many have faded.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

June 1933 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 5/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 5/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar leap 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 Ox · 癸丑— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (middle)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Horse · 戊午— 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
Mulberry Wood · 桑柘木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Ox · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Goat · 丁未— 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
Danger · — 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 ceremonial dress, saying the wearer may not return home.丑不冠带主不还乡Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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