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Chinese calendar, 14 March 1993

14 March 1993 is lunar month 2, day 22, 1993, the Water Rooster year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Horse. 7 named Yi activities; 8 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Jīngzhé · Awakening of Insects

Since 5 March 1993

14

Sunday

March 1993

Lunar date

2nd Month · 22nd Day

一九九三廿二

Year of the

Water Rooster

Yin Water Rooster · 癸酉

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

Solar term

Jīngzhé · Awakening of Insects

since 5 March 1993

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 22 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1993-03-14

The daily almanac & observances

14 March 1993
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Golden Coffer 金匮 · 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 2 · 30 days

21 February 199322 March 1993. 8 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 1993 · 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

March 1993 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 2/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 2/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 2/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 3/1

  5. First quarter

    Lunar 3/9

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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for March 1993
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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yang Wood Horse · 甲午— 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 Fire · Dīng (primary)
  • Yin Earth · (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Wood Rabbit · 乙卯— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Water Rooster · 癸酉Metal generates Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sand Metal · 沙中金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Horse · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Earth Rat · 戊子— 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
Balance · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • 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 opening a storehouse, saying possessions may be lost.甲不开仓财物耗散The verse cautions against roofing a house, saying its owner may have to make changes.午不苫盖屋主更张Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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