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Chinese calendar, 13 February 1956
13 February 1956 is lunar month 1, day 2, 1956, the Fire Monkey year. The day pillar is Yang Metal Dog. 7 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.
Monday
February 1956
Lunar date
1st Month · 2nd Day
一九五六年正月初二
Year of the
Fire restrains Metal in the Five Phases, so the year element is understood as moderating the Monkey’s fixed element.
Moon phase
Lunar day 2 · between principal phases
Daily almanac · 1956-02-13
The daily almanac & observances
庚戌 Yang Metal Dog
The stem gives Metal; the branch gives Dog.
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
Month 1 · 29 days
12 February 1956–11 March 1956. 27 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Lantern Festival
26 February 1956 · In Shanghai and many other Chinese communities, people may view lantern displays, solve lantern riddles and eat yuanxiao or tangyuan, with recipes and events varying by place.
The Moon this month · UTC+8
February 1956 moon phases
Last quarter
Lunar 12/23
New moon
Lunar 1/1
First quarter
Lunar 1/8
Full moon
Lunar 1/15
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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Explore the days around 13 February 1956
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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 Metal Dog · 庚戌— 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 Earth · Wù 戊 (primary)
- Yin Metal · Xīn 辛 (middle)
- Yin Fire · Dīng 丁 (residual)
- Month pillar 月柱
- Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
- Year pillar 年柱
- Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申— Fire controls Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
- Day Na Yin 纳音
- Hairpin and Bracelet Metal · 钗钏金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
- Day animal 生肖
- Dog · 狗— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yang Wood Dragon · 甲辰— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Heart · 心— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace (东) · Fox creature (狐) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
- Day officer 建除
- Complete · 成— 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: East (正东)
- Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
- The verse cautions against setting warp and weft, saying the loom may stand empty.庚不经络织机虚张The verse cautions against eating dog meat, saying strange disturbances may reach the bed.戌不吃犬作怪上床Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.
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