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Chinese calendar, 20 February 1970

20 February 1970 is lunar month 1, day 15, 1970, the Metal Dog year. The day pillar is Yin Metal Goat. 11 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

Since 19 February 1970

20

Friday

February 1970

Lunar date

1st Month · 15th Day

一九七〇十五

Year of the

Metal Dog

Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌

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

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

since 19 February 1970

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 15 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1970-02-20

The daily almanac & observances

20 February 1970
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Jade Hall 玉堂 · 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 1 · 30 days

6 February 19707 March 1970. 15 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Lantern Festival · 元宵节

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

February 1970 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 1/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 1/16

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 1970
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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
Yin Metal Goat · 辛未— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (middle)
  • Yin Wood · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Tiger · 戊寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Roadside Earth · 路旁土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Goat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Wood Ox · 乙丑— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Neck · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Dragon creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Hold · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southwest (西南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
  • Wealth 财神: East (正东)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against making sauce, saying the household may not taste it.辛不合酱主人不尝The verse cautions against taking medicine, saying harm may enter the body.未不服药毒气入肠Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.Do not skip or delay prescribed medicine because of a traditional verse.

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