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Chinese calendar, 30 January 1963

30 January 1963 is lunar month 1, day 6, 1963, the Water Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yin Water Rooster. 7 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

Since 21 January 1963

30

Wednesday

January 1963

Lunar date

1st Month · 6th Day

一九六三初六

Year of the

Water Rabbit

Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯

Water generates Wood in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Rabbit’s fixed element.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

since 21 January 1963

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 6 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1963-01-30

The daily almanac & observances

30 January 1963
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Gou Chen 勾陈 · 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 1 · 30 days

25 January 196323 February 1963. 24 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Lantern Festival

8 February 1963 · 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

January 1963 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 12/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 12/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

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 January 1963
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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 Water Rooster · 癸酉— 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
Yin Water Ox · 癸丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯Water generates Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sword-edge Metal · 剑锋金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Rabbit · 丁卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Chariot · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Earthworm 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: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • Wealth 财神: South (正南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against lawsuits, saying one’s case may be weaker than the opponent’s.癸不词讼理弱敌强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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