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Chinese calendar, 16 February 1969

16 February 1969 is lunar month 12, day 30, 1968, the Earth Monkey year. The day pillar is Yang Water Dog. 9 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

Since 4 February 1969

16

Sunday

February 1969

Lunar date

12th Month · 30th Day

一九六八三十

Year of the

Earth Monkey

Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申

Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Monkey’s fixed element.

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

since 4 February 1969

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 30 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1969-02-16

The daily almanac & observances

16 February 1969
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Controller of Destiny 司命 · 黄道

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 12 · 30 days

18 January 196916 February 1969. This is the final day of the month.

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Festival & customs on this date

Lunar New Year's Eve · 除夕

In China, many families share a reunion dinner and stay up late to greet the new year, while the meal and surrounding rituals vary by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

February 1969 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 12/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/24

  3. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 1/8

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 1969
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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 Water Dog · 壬戌— 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 · (primary)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (middle)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Sea Water · 大海水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Dog · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Star · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Horse creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
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: South (正南)
  • Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
  • 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 drawing water, saying trouble may be hard to guard against.壬不泱水更难提防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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16 February 1969 corresponds to lunar year 1968, month 12, day 30, in the 戊申 year — the Year of the Monkey. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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