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Chinese calendar, 1 July 1996

1 July 1996 is lunar month 5, day 16, 1996, the Fire Rat year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Pig. 9 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; full moon.

Solar term

Xiàzhì · Summer Solstice

Since 21 June 1996

1

Monday

July 1996

Lunar date

5th Month · 16th Day

一九九六十六

Year of the

Fire Rat

Yang Fire Rat · 丙子

Water restrains Fire in the Five Phases, so the Rat’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.

Solar term

Xiàzhì · Summer Solstice

since 21 June 1996

Moon phase

Full moon

11:58 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1996-07-01

The daily almanac & observances

1 July 1996
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Vermilion Bird 朱雀 · 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 5 · 30 days

16 June 199615 July 1996. 14 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

20 August 1996 · Across documented Chinese traditions, women and girls have set out seasonal fruit and held needlework or other skill contests, though forms differ sharply by region and many have faded.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

July 1996 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 5/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 6/9

  5. Full moon

    Lunar 6/15

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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Explore the days around 1 July 1996

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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for June 1996
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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
Yin Earth Pig · 己亥— 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 Water · Rén (primary)
  • Yang Wood · Jiǎ (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Wood Horse · 甲午— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Fire Rat · 丙子Water controls Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Level-ground Wood · 平地木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Snake · 癸巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Extended Net · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Deer creature (鹿) · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Hold · — 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: North (正北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against handling agreements, saying both parties may lose.己不破券二比并亡The verse cautions against marriage, saying it may disadvantage the groom.亥不嫁娶不利新郎Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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