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Chinese calendar, 3 June 1974

3 June 1974 is lunar leap month 4, day 13, 1974, the Wood Tiger year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Pig. 4 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

Since 21 May 1974

3

Monday

June 1974

Lunar date

Leap 4th Month · 13th Day

一九七四闰四十三

Leap month

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

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

since 21 May 1974

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 13 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1974-06-03

The daily almanac & observances

3 June 1974
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Heavenly Virtue 天德 · 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

Traditionally avoid

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Inside this lunar month

Leap month 4 · 29 days

22 May 197419 June 1974. 16 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

June 1974 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar leap 4/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar leap 4/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 5/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 5/8

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 June 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
Yin Wood Pig · 乙亥— 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 Water · Rén (primary)
  • Yang Wood · Jiǎ (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Snake · 己巳— 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-top Fire · 山头火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Snake · 己巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Extended Net · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Deer creature (鹿) · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Break · — 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: Northeast (东北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against planting, saying even many plants may not grow.乙不栽植千株不长The verse cautions against marriage, saying it may disadvantage the groom.亥不嫁娶不利新郎Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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