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Chinese calendar, 20 June 1952

20 June 1952 is lunar month 5, day 28, 1952, the Water Dragon year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Rooster. 5 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

Since 6 June 1952

20

Friday

June 1952

Lunar date

5th Month · 28th Day

一九五二廿八

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

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

since 6 June 1952

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 28 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1952-06-20

The daily almanac & observances

20 June 1952
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.

Inside this lunar month

Month 5 · 29 days

24 May 195221 June 1952. 1 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

26 August 1952 · Across documented Chinese traditions, women and girls have set out seasonal fruit and held needlework or other skill contests, though forms differ sharply by region and many have faded.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

June 1952 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 5/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 5/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar leap 5/1

  5. First quarter

    Lunar leap 5/9

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 Fire Rooster · 丁酉— 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 Metal · Xīn (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Fire Horse · 丙午— 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
Mountain-foot Fire · 山下火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Rabbit · 辛卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Bond · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Dog creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Balance · — 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 receiving guests, saying drunken disorder may follow.酉不会客醉坐颠狂Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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