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Chinese calendar, 25 January 1944

25 January 1944 is lunar month 1, day 1, 1944, the Wood Monkey year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Rat. 9 named Yi activities; 9 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; new moon.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

Since 21 January 1944

25

Tuesday

January 1944

Lunar date

1st Month · 1st Day

一九四四初一

Year of the

Wood Monkey

Yang Wood Monkey · 甲申

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

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

since 21 January 1944

Moon phase

New moon

23:24 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1944-01-25

The daily almanac & observances

25 January 1944
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.

Medical care should follow clinical need; do not postpone treatment because of an almanac entry.

Inside this lunar month

Month 1 · 30 days

25 January 194423 February 1944. 29 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Chinese New Year · 春节

In China, recorded Spring Festival practices include preparing the home and food, reuniting with family, exchanging greetings and joining community festivities; each household keeps its own mix.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

January 1944 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 12/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 12/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for February 1944
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Calendar terms explained

This day in the traditional cycles

Each result below names this date’s position and explains what the term means.

Day pillar 日柱
Yang Earth Rat · 戊子— 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 Water · Guǐ (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Wood Ox · 乙丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Wood Monkey · 甲申Metal controls Wood; 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
Rat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Horse · 壬午— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Wings · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Snake 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: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • 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 accepting land, saying it may be inauspicious for the owner.戊不受田田主不祥The verse cautions against divination, saying it may invite trouble.子不问卜自惹祸殃Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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