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Chinese calendar, 16 June 1978

16 June 1978 is lunar month 5, day 11, 1978, the Earth Horse year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Rooster. 7 named Yi activities; 6 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

Since 6 June 1978

16

Friday

June 1978

Lunar date

5th Month · 11th Day

一九七八十一

Year of the

Earth Horse

Yang Earth Horse · 戊午

Fire generates Earth in the Five Phases, so the Horse’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

since 6 June 1978

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 11 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1978-06-16

The daily almanac & observances

16 June 1978
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Bright Hall 明堂 · 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 5 · 29 days

6 June 19784 July 1978. 18 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

10 August 1978 · 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

June 1978 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 5/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 5/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 5/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/22

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 Rooster · 己酉— 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.
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Horse · 戊午— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Earth Horse · 戊午Fire generates Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Post-road Earth · 大驿土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Bond · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Dog creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Balance · — 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 receiving guests, saying drunken disorder may follow.酉不会客醉坐颠狂Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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