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Chinese calendar, 25 April 1974

25 April 1974 is lunar month 4, day 4, 1974, the Wood Tiger year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Monkey. 7 named Yi activities; 3 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Gǔyǔ · Grain Rain

Since 20 April 1974

25

Thursday

April 1974

Lunar date

4th Month · 4th Day

一九七四初四

Year of the

Wood Tiger

Yang Wood Tiger · 甲寅

Wood is both the year element and the Tiger’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Wood.

Solar term

Gǔyǔ · Grain Rain

since 20 April 1974

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 4 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1974-04-25

The daily almanac & observances

25 April 1974
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Golden Coffer 金匮 · 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 4 · 30 days

22 April 197421 May 1974. 26 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

24 June 1974 · 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

April 1974 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 3/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 3/22

  3. New moon

    Lunar 4/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 4/8

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 April 1974
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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 Fire Monkey · 丙申— 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 Metal · Gēng (primary)
  • Yang Water · Rén (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Dragon · 戊辰— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Wood Tiger · 甲寅Wood reinforces Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Mountain-foot Fire · 山下火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Legs · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Wolf creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Settle · — 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 positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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