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Chinese calendar, 13 May 1970

13 May 1970 is lunar month 4, day 9, 1970, the Metal Dog year. The day pillar is Yin Water Snake. 4 named Yi activities; 6 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; first quarter.

Solar term

Lìxià · Beginning of Summer

Since 6 May 1970

13

Wednesday

May 1970

Lunar date

4th Month · 9th Day

一九七〇初九

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

Lìxià · Beginning of Summer

since 6 May 1970

Moon phase

First quarter

18:26 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1970-05-13

The daily almanac & observances

13 May 1970
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.

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 4 · 30 days

5 May 19703 June 1970. 21 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

8 June 1970 · In communities especially around the middle and lower Yangtze, observances may combine local memorial rites, dragon-boat sports and rice-dumpling feasts; even the honoured hero varies by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

May 1970 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 4/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 4/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 4/17

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 4/24

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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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 Snake · 癸巳— 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 Fire · Bǐng (primary)
  • Yang Metal · Gēng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳— 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
Long-flowing Water · 长流水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Pig · 丁亥— 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
Establish · — 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 long travel, saying possessions may be hidden or lost.巳不远行财物伏藏Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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