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Chinese calendar, 30 May 1981

30 May 1981 is lunar month 4, day 27, 1981, the Metal Rooster year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Monkey. 7 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

Since 21 May 1981

30

Saturday

May 1981

Lunar date

4th Month · 27th Day

一九八一廿七

Year of the

Metal Rooster

Yin Metal Rooster · 辛酉

Metal is both the year element and the Rooster’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Metal.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

since 21 May 1981

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 27 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1981-05-30

The daily almanac & observances

30 May 1981
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Punishment 天刑 · 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 4 · 29 days

4 May 19811 June 1981. 2 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

6 June 1981 · 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

May 1981 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 4/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 4/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 4/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 4/24

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 August 1981
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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 Earth Monkey · 戊申— 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
Yin Water Snake · 癸巳— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Rooster · 辛酉Metal reinforces Metal; 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
Monkey · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Root · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Raccoon dog creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
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: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • 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 accepting land, saying it may be inauspicious for the owner.戊不受田田主不祥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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