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Chinese calendar, 19 May 1939

19 May 1939 is lunar month 4, day 1, 1939, the Earth Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Dragon. 0 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; new moon.

Solar term

Lìxià · Beginning of Summer

Since 6 May 1939

19

Friday

May 1939

Lunar date

4th Month · 1st Day

一九三九初一

Year of the

Earth Rabbit

Yin Earth Rabbit · 己卯

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

Solar term

Lìxià · Beginning of Summer

since 6 May 1939

Moon phase

New moon

12:25 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1939-05-19

The daily almanac & observances

19 May 1939
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Controller of Destiny 司命 · 黄道

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

Traditionally suitable

  • No other activities recommended馀事勿取

Traditionally avoid

  • None listed
Inside this lunar month

Month 4 · 29 days

19 May 193916 June 1939. 28 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

21 June 1939 · 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 1939 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 3/14

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 3/22

  3. New moon

    Lunar 4/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 4/8

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 May 1939
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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Wood · (middle)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Snake · 己巳— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Earth Rabbit · 己卯Wood controls Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sand Earth · 沙中土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Dragon · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Ghost · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Goat creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Close · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southwest (西南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
  • Wealth 财神: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against repairing a stove, saying misfortune may follow.丙不修灶必见灾殃The verse cautions against weeping, saying another bereavement may follow.辰不哭泣必主重丧Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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