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Chinese calendar, 4 April 1992

4 April 1992 is lunar month 3, day 2, 1992, the Water Monkey year. The day pillar is Yang Metal Dog. 4 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Qīngmíng · Pure Brightness

Since 4 April 1992

4

Saturday

April 1992

Lunar date

3rd Month · 2nd Day

一九九二初二

Year of the

Water Monkey

Yang Water Monkey · 壬申

Metal generates Water in the Five Phases, so the Monkey’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Qīngmíng · Pure Brightness

since 4 April 1992

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 2 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1992-04-04

The daily almanac & observances

4 April 1992
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

White Tiger 白虎 · 黑道

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

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Inside this lunar month

Month 3 · 30 days

3 April 19922 May 1992. 28 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Qingming Festival · 清明节

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

April 1992 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 3/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 3/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 3/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 3/23

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 April 1992
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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 Metal Dog · 庚戌— 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 Wood Dragon · 甲辰— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Monkey · 壬申Metal generates Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Hairpin and Bracelet Metal · 钗钏金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Dog · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Wood Dragon · 甲辰— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Stomach · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Boar creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Break · — 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: East (正东)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against setting warp and weft, saying the loom may stand empty.庚不经络织机虚张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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