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Chinese calendar, 22 April 1957

22 April 1957 is lunar month 3, day 23, 1957, the Fire Rooster year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Rat. 12 named Yi activities; 11 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; last quarter.

Solar term

Gǔyǔ · Grain Rain

Since 20 April 1957

22

Monday

April 1957

Lunar date

3rd Month · 23rd Day

一九五七廿三

Year of the

Fire Rooster

Yin Fire Rooster · 丁酉

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

Solar term

Gǔyǔ · Grain Rain

since 20 April 1957

Moon phase

Last quarter

07:01 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1957-04-22

The daily almanac & observances

22 April 1957
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Prison 天牢 · 黑道

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 3 · 30 days

31 March 195729 April 1957. 7 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

2 June 1957 · In communities especially around the middle and lower Yangtze, observances may combine local memorial rites, dragon-boat sports and rice-dumpling feasts; even the honoured hero varies by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

April 1957 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 3/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 3/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 3/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 4/1

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 April 1957
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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 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
Yang Wood Dragon · 甲辰— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Fire Rooster · 丁酉Fire controls Metal; 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
Net · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Crow creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Complete · — 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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