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Chinese calendar, 19 February 1952

19 February 1952 is lunar month 1, day 24, 1952, the Water Dragon year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Goat. 23 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; last quarter.

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

Since 5 February 1952

19

Tuesday

February 1952

Lunar date

1st Month · 24th Day

一九五二年正月廿四

Year of the

Water Dragon

Yang Water Dragon · 壬辰

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

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

since 5 February 1952

Moon phase

Last quarter

02:01 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1952-02-19

The daily almanac & observances

19 February 1952
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Jade Hall 玉堂 · 黄道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

宜 Traditionally suitable

忌 Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 1 · 29 days

27 January 1952–24 February 1952. 5 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 1952 · 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

February 1952 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 1/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 1/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/24

  4. New moon

    Lunar 2/1

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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for February 1952
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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 Goat · 乙未— 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 · Jǐ 己 (primary)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng 丁 (middle)
  • Yin Wood · Yǐ 乙 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Dragon · 壬辰— Earth controls Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sand Metal · 沙中金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Goat · 羊— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Ox · 己丑— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Tail · 尾— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace (东) · Tiger creature (虎) · traditionally favourable (吉)
Day officer 建除
Hold · 执— 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 taking medicine, saying harm may enter the body.未不服药毒气入肠Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.Do not skip or delay prescribed medicine because of a traditional verse.

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19 February 1952 corresponds to lunar year 1952, month 1, day 24, in the 壬辰 year — the Year of the Dragon. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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