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Chinese calendar, 31 January 1995
31 January 1995 is lunar month 1, day 1, 1995, the Wood Pig year. The day pillar is Yang Water Dog. 4 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; new moon.
Tuesday
January 1995
Lunar date
1st Month · 1st Day
一九九五年正月初一
Year of the
Water generates Wood in the Five Phases, so the Pig’s fixed element supports the year element.
Moon phase
06:48 · UTC+8
Daily almanac · 1995-01-31
The daily almanac & observances
壬戌 Yang Water Dog
The stem gives Water; the branch gives Dog.
Read this stem against your Day Master →Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.
宜 Traditionally suitable
- Ritual offerings祭祀
- Build or install a stove作灶
- Place the deceased in a coffin入殓
- End the mourning-clothes period除服
- No other activities recommended馀事勿取
忌 Traditionally avoid
Month 1 · 29 days
31 January 1995–28 February 1995. 28 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Chinese New Year · 春节
In China, recorded Spring Festival practices include preparing the home and food, reuniting with family, exchanging greetings and joining community festivities; each household keeps its own mix.
The Moon this month · UTC+8
January 1995 moon phases
New moon
Lunar 12/1
First quarter
Lunar 12/8
Full moon
Lunar 12/17
Last quarter
Lunar 12/24
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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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 Water Dog · 壬戌— 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 · Wù 戊 (primary)
- Yin Metal · Xīn 辛 (middle)
- Yin Fire · Dīng 丁 (residual)
- Month pillar 月柱
- Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
- Year pillar 年柱
- Yin Wood Pig · 乙亥— Water generates Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
- Day Na Yin 纳音
- Great Sea Water · 大海水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
- Day animal 生肖
- Dog · 狗— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Encampment · 室— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace (北) · Pig creature (猪) · traditionally favourable (吉)
- Day officer 建除
- Receive · 收— 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: South (正南)
- Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
- The verse cautions against drawing water, saying trouble may be hard to guard against.壬不泱水更难提防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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