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Chinese calendar, 11 June 1959

11 June 1959 is lunar month 5, day 6, 1959, the Earth Pig year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Rat. 3 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

Since 6 June 1959

11

Thursday

June 1959

Lunar date

5th Month · 6th Day

一九五九初六

Year of the

Earth Pig

Yin Earth Pig · 己亥

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

Solar term

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

since 6 June 1959

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 6 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1959-06-11

The daily almanac & observances

11 June 1959
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Golden Coffer 金匮 · 黄道

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

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 5 · 30 days

6 June 19595 July 1959. 24 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

10 August 1959 · 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 1959 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 5/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 5/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 5/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/23

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 June 1959
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This day in the traditional cycles

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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 Metal Horse · 庚午— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Earth Pig · 己亥Earth controls Water; 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
Legs · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Wolf creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Break · — 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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