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Chinese calendar, 30 January 1995

30 January 1995 is lunar month 12, day 30, 1994, the Wood Dog year. The day pillar is Yin Metal Rooster. 8 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

Since 20 January 1995

30

Monday

January 1995

Lunar date

12th Month · 30th Day

一九九四三十

Year of the

Wood Dog

Yang Wood Dog · 甲戌

Wood restrains Earth in the Five Phases, so the year element is understood as moderating the Dog’s fixed element.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

since 20 January 1995

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 30 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1995-01-30

The daily almanac & observances

30 January 1995
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.

Inside this lunar month

Month 12 · 30 days

1 January 199530 January 1995. This is the final day of the month.

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Festival & customs on this date

Lunar New Year's Eve · 除夕

In China, many families share a reunion dinner and stay up late to greet the new year, while the meal and surrounding rituals vary by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

January 1995 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 12/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 12/17

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/24

  5. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

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

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Metal Rooster · 辛酉— 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 Metal · Xīn (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Wood Dog · 甲戌Wood controls Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Pomegranate Wood · 石榴木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Wood Rabbit · 乙卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Rooftop · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Swallow creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Complete · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southwest (西南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
  • 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 making sauce, saying the household may not taste it.辛不合酱主人不尝The verse cautions against receiving guests, saying drunken disorder may follow.酉不会客醉坐颠狂Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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