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Chinese calendar, 11 June 1990

11 June 1990 is lunar month 5, day 19, 1990, the Metal Horse year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Goat. 17 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

Since 6 June 1990

11

Monday

June 1990

Lunar date

5th Month · 19th Day

一九九〇年五月十九

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

Mángzhòng · Grain in Ear

since 6 June 1990

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 19 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1990-06-11

The daily almanac & observances

11 June 1990
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Gou Chen 勾陈 · 黑道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

宜 Traditionally suitable

忌 Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 5 · 30 days

24 May 1990–22 June 1990. 11 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

26 August 1990 · Across documented Chinese traditions, women and girls have set out seasonal fruit and held needlework or other skill contests, though forms differ sharply by region and many have faded.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

June 1990 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 5/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/24

  3. New moon

    Lunar leap 5/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar leap 5/8

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 Fire Goat · 丁未— 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 Fire · Dīng 丁 (middle)
  • Yin Wood · Yǐ 乙 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Water Horse · 壬午— 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
Heavenly River Water · 天河水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Goat · 羊— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Extended Net · 张— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace (南) · Deer creature (鹿) · traditionally favourable (吉)
Day officer 建除
Remove · 除— 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 taking medicine, saying harm may enter the body.未不服药毒气入肠Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.Do not skip or delay prescribed medicine because of a traditional verse.

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