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Chinese calendar, 23 February 1986

23 February 1986 is lunar month 1, day 15, 1986, the Fire Tiger year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Dog. 8 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

Since 19 February 1986

23

Sunday

February 1986

Lunar date

1st Month · 15th Day

一九八六十五

Year of the

Fire Tiger

Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅

Wood generates Fire in the Five Phases, so the Tiger’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

since 19 February 1986

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 15 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1986-02-23

The daily almanac & observances

23 February 1986
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Controller of Destiny 司命 · 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 1 · 29 days

9 February 19869 March 1986. 14 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Lantern Festival · 元宵节

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

February 1986 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 1/16

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 February 1986
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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
Yang Earth Dog · 戊戌— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (middle)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅Wood generates 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
Dog · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Dragon · 壬辰— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Star · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Horse creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Complete · — 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 eating dog meat, saying strange disturbances may reach the bed.戌不吃犬作怪上床Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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