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Chinese calendar, 18 February 1966

18 February 1966 is lunar month 1, day 29, 1966, the Fire Horse year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Monkey. 6 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

Since 4 February 1966

18

Friday

February 1966

Lunar date

1st Month · 29th Day

一九六六廿九

Year of the

Fire Horse

Yang Fire Horse · 丙午

Fire is both the year element and the Horse’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Fire.

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

since 4 February 1966

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 29 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1966-02-18

The daily almanac & observances

18 February 1966
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.

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

  • No other activities recommended馀事勿取

Medical care should follow clinical need; do not postpone treatment because of an almanac entry.

Inside this lunar month

Month 1 · 30 days

21 January 196619 February 1966. 1 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 1966 · In China, Qingming is commonly marked by tending graves and honouring ancestors, while spring outings form another long-standing strand of the day.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

February 1966 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 1/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 2/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 2/9

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 February 1966
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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 Earth Monkey · 戊申— 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 (primary)
  • Yang Water · Rén (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (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 Horse · 丙午Fire reinforces Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Post-road Earth · 大驿土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Ghost · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Goat 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: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • Wealth 财神: North (正北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against accepting land, saying it may be inauspicious for the owner.戊不受田田主不祥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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