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Chinese calendar, 5 May 1971

5 May 1971 is lunar month 4, day 11, 1971, the Metal Pig year. The day pillar is Yang Metal Tiger. 18 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Gǔyǔ · Grain Rain

Since 21 April 1971

5

Wednesday

May 1971

Lunar date

4th Month · 11th Day

一九七一年四月十一

Year of the

Metal Pig

Yin Metal Pig · 辛亥

Metal generates Water in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Pig’s fixed element.

Solar term

Gǔyǔ · Grain Rain

since 21 April 1971

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 11 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1971-05-05

The daily almanac & observances

5 May 1971
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.

宜 Traditionally suitable

忌 Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 4 · 29 days

25 April 1971–23 May 1971. 18 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

28 May 1971 · 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.

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May 1971 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 4/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 4/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 4/24

  4. New moon

    Lunar 5/1

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 May 1971
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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
Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅— 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 Wood · Jiǎ 甲 (primary)
  • Yang Fire · Bǐng 丙 (middle)
  • Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Water Dragon · 壬辰— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Pig · 辛亥— Metal generates Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Pine and Cypress Wood · 松柏木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Tiger · 虎— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Wood Monkey · 甲申— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Three Stars · 参— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Ape creature (猿) · traditionally favourable (吉)
Day officer 建除
Open · 开— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northwest (西北)
  • Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
  • 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 setting warp and weft, saying the loom may stand empty.庚不经络织机虚张The verse cautions against ritual offerings, saying spirits may not receive them.寅不祭祀神鬼不尝Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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