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Chinese calendar, 28 March 1949

28 March 1949 is lunar month 2, day 29, 1949, the Earth Ox year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Snake. 20 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Chūnfēn · Spring Equinox

Since 21 March 1949

28

Monday

March 1949

Lunar date

2nd Month · 29th Day

一九四九廿九

Year of the

Earth Ox

Yin Earth Ox · 己丑

Earth is both the year element and the Ox’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Earth.

Solar term

Chūnfēn · Spring Equinox

since 21 March 1949

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 29 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1949-03-28

The daily almanac & observances

28 March 1949
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Vermilion Bird 朱雀 · 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 · 29 days

28 February 194928 March 1949. This is the final day of the month.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 1949 · In China, Qingming is commonly marked by tending graves and honouring ancestors, while spring outings form another long-standing strand of the day.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

March 1949 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 2/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 2/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 2/22

  4. New moon

    Lunar 3/1

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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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳— 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 Fire · Bǐng (primary)
  • Yang Metal · Gēng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (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
Yin Earth Ox · 己丑Earth reinforces 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
Snake · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Pig · 辛亥— 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
Full · — 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: 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 cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮The verse cautions against long travel, saying possessions may be hidden or lost.巳不远行财物伏藏Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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