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Chinese calendar, 30 January 1982
30 January 1982 is lunar month 1, day 6, 1982, the Water Dog year. The day pillar is Yin Water Ox. 4 named Yi activities; 3 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.
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January 1982
Lunar date
1st Month · 6th Day
一九八二年正月初六
Year of the
Earth restrains Water in the Five Phases, so the Dog’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.
Moon phase
Lunar day 6 · between principal phases
Daily almanac · 1982-01-30
The daily almanac & observances
癸丑 Yin Water Ox
The stem gives Water; the branch gives Ox.
Read this stem against your Day Master →Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.
宜 Traditionally suitable
- Ritual offerings祭祀
- Ritual cleansing or removal解除
- Train cattle or horses教牛马
- Meet relatives and friends会亲友
- No other activities recommended馀事勿取
忌 Traditionally avoid
Month 1 · 30 days
25 January 1982–23 February 1982. 24 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Lantern Festival
8 February 1982 · In Shanghai and many other Chinese communities, people may view lantern displays, solve lantern riddles and eat yuanxiao or tangyuan, with recipes and events varying by place.
The Moon this month · UTC+8
January 1982 moon phases
First quarter
Lunar 12/9
Full moon
Lunar 12/16
Last quarter
Lunar 12/23
New moon
Lunar 1/1
Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →
The surrounding month
Explore the days around 30 January 1982
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Calendar terms explained
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 Water Ox · 癸丑— 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 Earth · Jǐ 己 (primary)
- Yin Water · Guǐ 癸 (middle)
- Yin Metal · Xīn 辛 (residual)
- Month pillar 月柱
- Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
- Year pillar 年柱
- Yang Water Dog · 壬戌— Earth controls Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
- Day Na Yin 纳音
- Mulberry Wood · 桑柘木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
- Day animal 生肖
- Ox · 牛— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yin Fire Goat · 丁未— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Willow · 柳— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace (南) · Roe deer creature (獐) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
- Day officer 建除
- Establish · 建— 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: South (正南)
- Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
- The verse cautions against lawsuits, saying one’s case may be weaker than the opponent’s.癸不词讼理弱敌强The verse cautions against ceremonial dress, saying the wearer may not return home.丑不冠带主不还乡Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.
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