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Chinese calendar, 28 May 1950

28 May 1950 is lunar month 4, day 12, 1950, the Metal Tiger year. The day pillar is Yin Water Pig. 3 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

Since 21 May 1950

28

Sunday

May 1950

Lunar date

4th Month · 12th Day

一九五〇十二

Year of the

Metal Tiger

Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅

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

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

since 21 May 1950

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 12 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1950-05-28

The daily almanac & observances

28 May 1950
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Heavenly Virtue 天德 · 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

Traditionally avoid

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Inside this lunar month

Month 4 · 29 days

17 May 195014 June 1950. 17 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

19 June 1950 · 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 1950 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 3/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 3/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 4/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 4/9

  5. Full moon

    Lunar 4/15

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

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

Day pillar 日柱
Yin Water Pig · 癸亥— 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 Water · Rén (primary)
  • Yang Wood · Jiǎ (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅Metal controls Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Sea Water · 大海水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Hairy Head · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Rooster 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: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • 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 lawsuits, saying one’s case may be weaker than the opponent’s.癸不词讼理弱敌强The verse cautions against marriage, saying it may disadvantage the groom.亥不嫁娶不利新郎Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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