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Chinese calendar, 5 March 1995

5 March 1995 is lunar month 2, day 5, 1995, the Wood Pig year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Goat. 23 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

Since 19 February 1995

5

Sunday

March 1995

Lunar date

2nd Month · 5th Day

一九九五年二月初五

Year of the

Wood Pig

Yin Wood Pig · 乙亥

Water generates Wood in the Five Phases, so the Pig’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

since 19 February 1995

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 5 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1995-03-05

The daily almanac & observances

5 March 1995
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Jade Hall 玉堂 · 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

Inside this lunar month

Month 2 · 30 days

1 March 1995–30 March 1995. 25 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 1995 · 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 1995 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 2/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 2/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 2/17

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 2/24

  5. New moon

    Lunar 3/1

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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for March 1995
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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 Wood Goat · 乙未— 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 Earth · Jǐ 己 (primary)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng 丁 (middle)
  • Yin Wood · Yǐ 乙 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Tiger · 戊寅— 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
Sand Metal · 沙中金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Goat · 羊— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Ox · 己丑— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Hairy Head · 昴— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Rooster creature (鸡) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
Day officer 建除
Hold · 执— 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: 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 planting, saying even many plants may not grow.乙不栽植千株不长The verse cautions against taking medicine, saying harm may enter the body.未不服药毒气入肠Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.Do not skip or delay prescribed medicine because of a traditional verse.

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