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Chinese calendar, 19 February 1990

19 February 1990 is lunar month 1, day 24, 1990, the Metal Horse year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Rabbit. 24 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

Since 19 February 1990

19

Monday

February 1990

Lunar date

1st Month · 24th Day

一九九〇廿四

Year of the

Metal Horse

Yang Metal Horse · 庚午

Fire restrains Metal in the Five Phases, so the Horse’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

since 19 February 1990

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 24 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1990-02-19

The daily almanac & observances

19 February 1990
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Vermilion Bird 朱雀 · 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 1 · 29 days

27 January 199024 February 1990. 5 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 1990 · In China, Qingming is commonly marked by tending graves and honouring ancestors, while spring outings form another long-standing strand of the day.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

February 1990 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 1/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 1/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 2/1

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

Each result below names this date’s position and explains what the term means.

Day pillar 日柱
Yin Wood Rabbit · 乙卯— 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 Wood · (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Tiger · 戊寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Metal Horse · 庚午Fire controls Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Stream Water · 大溪水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Rabbit · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Rooster · 己酉— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Extended Net · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Deer creature (鹿) · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Remove · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northwest (西北)
  • Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
  • Wealth 财神: Northeast (东北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against planting, saying even many plants may not grow.乙不栽植千株不长The verse cautions against digging a well, saying the water may not be sweet.卯不穿井水泉不香Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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