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Chinese calendar, 2 June 1997

2 June 1997 is lunar month 4, day 27, 1997, the Fire Ox year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Pig. 4 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

Since 21 May 1997

2

Monday

June 1997

Lunar date

4th Month · 27th Day

一九九七廿七

Year of the

Fire Ox

Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑

Fire generates Earth in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Ox’s fixed element.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

since 21 May 1997

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 27 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1997-06-02

The daily almanac & observances

2 June 1997
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Heavenly Virtue 天德 · 黄道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Inside this lunar month

Month 4 · 29 days

7 May 19974 June 1997. 2 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

9 June 1997 · In communities especially around the middle and lower Yangtze, observances may combine local memorial rites, dragon-boat sports and rice-dumpling feasts; even the honoured hero varies by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

June 1997 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 5/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 5/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 5/17

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/23

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 April 1997
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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 Pig · 乙亥— 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
Yin Wood Snake · 乙巳— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑Fire generates Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Mountain-top Fire · 山头火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Snake · 己巳— 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
Break · — 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 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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