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Chinese calendar, 31 May 1971

31 May 1971 is lunar month 5, day 8, 1971, the Metal Pig year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Dragon. 0 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

Since 22 May 1971

31

Monday

May 1971

Lunar date

5th Month · 8th Day

一九七一初八

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

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

since 22 May 1971

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 8 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1971-05-31

The daily almanac & observances

31 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.

Traditionally suitable

  • No other activities recommended馀事勿取

Traditionally avoid

  • None listed
Inside this lunar month

Month 5 · 30 days

24 May 197122 June 1971. 22 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

27 August 1971 · Across documented Chinese traditions, women and girls have set out seasonal fruit and held needlework or other skill contests, though forms differ sharply by region and many have faded.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

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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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰— 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 Wood · (middle)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Water Snake · 癸巳— 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
Sand Earth · 沙中土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Dragon · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Net · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Crow creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Close · — 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: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against repairing a stove, saying misfortune may follow.丙不修灶必见灾殃The verse cautions against weeping, saying another bereavement may follow.辰不哭泣必主重丧Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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