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Chinese calendar, 19 March 1934

19 March 1934 is lunar month 2, day 5, 1934, the Wood Dog year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Ox. 13 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Jīngzhé · Awakening of Insects

Since 6 March 1934

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Monday

March 1934

Lunar date

2nd Month · 5th Day

一九三四初五

Year of the

Wood Dog

Yang Wood Dog · 甲戌

Wood restrains Earth in the Five Phases, so the year element is understood as moderating the Dog’s fixed element.

Solar term

Jīngzhé · Awakening of Insects

since 6 March 1934

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 5 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1934-03-19

The daily almanac & observances

19 March 1934
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.

Inside this lunar month

Month 2 · 30 days

15 March 193413 April 1934. 25 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 1934 · In China, Qingming is commonly marked by tending graves and honouring ancestors, while spring outings form another long-standing strand of the day.

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March 1934 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 1/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/24

  3. New moon

    Lunar 2/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 2/9

  5. Full moon

    Lunar 2/17

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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Earth Ox · 己丑— 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
Yin Fire Rabbit · 丁卯— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Wood Dog · 甲戌Wood controls Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Thunderbolt Fire · 霹雳火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Ox · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Goat · 癸未— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Rooftop · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Swallow creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Open · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • Wealth 财神: North (正北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against handling agreements, saying both parties may lose.己不破券二比并亡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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