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Chinese calendar, 25 March 1951

25 March 1951 is lunar month 2, day 18, 1951, the Metal Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Rat. 4 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Chūnfēn · Spring Equinox

Since 21 March 1951

25

Sunday

March 1951

Lunar date

2nd Month · 18th Day

一九五一十八

Year of the

Metal Rabbit

Yin Metal Rabbit · 辛卯

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

Solar term

Chūnfēn · Spring Equinox

since 21 March 1951

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 18 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1951-03-25

The daily almanac & observances

25 March 1951
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Controller of Destiny 司命 · 黄道

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

8 March 19515 April 1951. 11 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 1951 · 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 1951 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/24

  2. New moon

    Lunar 2/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 2/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 2/16

  5. Last quarter

    Lunar 2/23

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 Wood Rat · 甲子— 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 Metal Rabbit · 辛卯— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Rabbit · 辛卯Metal controls Wood; 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
Rat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Earth Horse · 戊午— 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
Receive · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • 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 opening a storehouse, saying possessions may be lost.甲不开仓财物耗散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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