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Chinese calendar, 10 February 1948

10 February 1948 is lunar month 1, day 1, 1948, the Earth Rat year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Ox. 9 named Yi activities; 8 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; new moon.

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

Since 5 February 1948

10

Tuesday

February 1948

Lunar date

1st Month · 1st Day

一九四八初一

Year of the

Earth Rat

Yang Earth Rat · 戊子

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

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

since 5 February 1948

Moon phase

New moon

11:02 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1948-02-10

The daily almanac & observances

10 February 1948
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Bright Hall 明堂 · 黄道

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

10 February 194810 March 1948. 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

February 1948 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 1/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 1/16

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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for January 1948
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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
Yin Wood Ox · 乙丑— 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 Wood Tiger · 甲寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Earth Rat · 戊子Earth controls Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sea Metal · 海中金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Ox · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Goat · 己未— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Turtle Beak · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Monkey 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: Northwest (西北)
  • Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
  • Wealth 财神: Northeast (东北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against planting, saying even many plants may not grow.乙不栽植千株不长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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