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Chinese calendar, 29 April 1983

29 April 1983 is lunar month 3, day 17, 1983, the Water Pig year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Pig. 0 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Gǔyǔ · Grain Rain

Since 20 April 1983

29

Friday

April 1983

Lunar date

3rd Month · 17th Day

一九八三十七

Year of the

Water Pig

Yin Water Pig · 癸亥

Water is both the year element and the Pig’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Water.

Solar term

Gǔyǔ · Grain Rain

since 20 April 1983

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 17 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1983-04-29

The daily almanac & observances

29 April 1983
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Jade Hall 玉堂 · 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

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜

Traditionally avoid

  • None listed
Inside this lunar month

Month 3 · 30 days

13 April 198312 May 1983. 13 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

15 June 1983 · 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

April 1983 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 2/22

  2. New moon

    Lunar 3/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 3/8

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 3/15

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 Fire Pig · 丁亥— 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 Fire Dragon · 丙辰— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Water Pig · 癸亥Water reinforces Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Roof Earth · 屋上土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Neck · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Dragon creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Danger · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: South (正南)
  • Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
  • Wealth 财神: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮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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