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Chinese calendar, 6 February 1978

6 February 1978 is lunar month 12, day 29, 1977, the Fire Snake year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Pig. 22 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

Since 4 February 1978

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Monday

February 1978

Lunar date

12th Month · 29th Day

一九七七廿九

Year of the

Fire Snake

Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳

Fire is both the year element and the Snake’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Fire.

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

since 4 February 1978

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 29 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1978-02-06

The daily almanac & observances

6 February 1978
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.

Inside this lunar month

Month 12 · 29 days

9 January 19786 February 1978. This is the final day of the month.

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Festival & customs on this date

Lunar New Year's Eve · 除夕

In China, many families share a reunion dinner and stay up late to greet the new year, while the meal and surrounding rituals vary by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

February 1978 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/24

  2. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 1/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 1/17

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
Yin Earth Pig · 己亥— 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
Yang Wood Tiger · 甲寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳Fire reinforces Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Level-ground Wood · 平地木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Snake · 癸巳— 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
Receive · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • Wealth 财神: North (正北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against handling agreements, saying both parties may lose.己不破券二比并亡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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