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Chinese calendar, 4 March 1945

4 March 1945 is lunar month 1, day 20, 1945, the Wood Rooster year. The day pillar is Yang Water Monkey. 7 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

Since 19 February 1945

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Sunday

March 1945

Lunar date

1st Month · 20th Day

一九四五二十

Year of the

Wood Rooster

Yin Wood Rooster · 乙酉

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

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

since 19 February 1945

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 20 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1945-03-04

The daily almanac & observances

4 March 1945
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Prison 天牢 · 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 1 · 29 days

13 February 194513 March 1945. 9 days remain after this date.

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Qingming Festival

5 April 1945 · 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 1945 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 2/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 2/8

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 2/16

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
Yang Water Monkey · 壬申— 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 Metal · Gēng (primary)
  • Yang Water · Rén (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Tiger · 戊寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Wood Rooster · 乙酉Metal controls Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sword-edge Metal · 剑锋金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Emptiness · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Rat creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Break · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: South (正南)
  • Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
  • 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 drawing water, saying trouble may be hard to guard against.壬不泱水更难提防The verse cautions against positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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