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Chinese calendar, 14 February 1953
14 February 1953 is lunar month 1, day 1, 1953, the Water Snake year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Monkey. 2 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; new moon.
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February 1953
Lunar date
1st Month · 1st Day
一九五三年正月初一
Year of the
Water restrains Fire in the Five Phases, so the year element is understood as moderating the Snake’s fixed element.
Moon phase
09:10 · UTC+8
Daily almanac · 1953-02-14
The daily almanac & observances
丙申 Yang Fire Monkey
The stem gives Fire; the branch gives Monkey.
Read this stem against your Day Master →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
- Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Medical care should follow clinical need; do not postpone treatment because of an almanac entry.
Month 1 · 29 days
14 February 1953–14 March 1953. 28 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Chinese New Year · 春节
In China, recorded Spring Festival practices include preparing the home and food, reuniting with family, exchanging greetings and joining community festivities; each household keeps its own mix.
The Moon this month · UTC+8
February 1953 moon phases
Last quarter
Lunar 12/24
New moon
Lunar 1/1
First quarter
Lunar 1/8
Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →
The surrounding month
Explore the days around 14 February 1953
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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
- Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申— 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 Metal · Gēng 庚 (primary)
- Yang Water · Rén 壬 (middle)
- Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
- Month pillar 月柱
- Yang Wood Tiger · 甲寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
- Year pillar 年柱
- Yin Water Snake · 癸巳— Water controls Fire; 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
- Monkey · 猴— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Root · 氐— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace (东) · Raccoon dog creature (貉) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
- Day officer 建除
- Break · 破— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
- Auspicious directions 吉方
- Joy 喜神: Southwest (西南)
- Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
- Wealth 财神: Southwest (西南)
- Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
- The verse cautions against repairing a stove, saying misfortune may follow.丙不修灶必见灾殃The verse cautions against positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.
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