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Chinese calendar, 6 August 1990

6 August 1990 is lunar month 6, day 16, 1990, the Metal Horse year. The day pillar is Yin Water Rabbit. 22 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; full moon.

Solar term

Dàshǔ · Major Heat

Since 23 July 1990

6

Monday

August 1990

Lunar date

6th Month · 16th Day

一九九〇年六月十六

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

Dàshǔ · Major Heat

since 23 July 1990

Moon phase

Full moon

22:20 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1990-08-06

The daily almanac & observances

6 August 1990
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Heavenly Virtue 天德 · 黄道

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

Medical care should follow clinical need; do not postpone treatment because of an almanac entry.

Inside this lunar month

Month 6 · 29 days

22 July 1990–19 August 1990. 13 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

August 1990 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 6/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 7/9

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 Water Rabbit · 癸卯— 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 · Yǐ 乙 (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Water Goat · 癸未— 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
Gold-leaf Metal · 金箔金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Rabbit · 兔— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Rooster · 丁酉— 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
Complete · 成— 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)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
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 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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