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Chinese calendar, 30 June 1998

30 June 1998 is lunar leap month 5, day 7, 1998, the Earth Tiger year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Monkey. 21 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Xiàzhì · Summer Solstice

Since 21 June 1998

30

Tuesday

June 1998

Lunar date

Leap 5th Month · 7th Day

一九九八闰五初七

Leap month

Year of the

Earth Tiger

Yang Earth Tiger · 戊寅

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

Solar term

Xiàzhì · Summer Solstice

since 21 June 1998

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 7 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1998-06-30

The daily almanac & observances

30 June 1998
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Azure Dragon 青龙 · 黄道

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

Leap month 5 · 29 days

24 June 199822 July 1998. 22 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

28 August 1998 · 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

June 1998 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 5/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 5/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar leap 5/1

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 July 1998
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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 Earth Monkey · 戊申— 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 Metal · Gēng (primary)
  • Yang Water · Rén (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Horse · 戊午— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Earth Tiger · 戊寅Wood controls Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Post-road Earth · 大驿土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Wings · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Snake creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Full · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • 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 accepting land, saying it may be inauspicious for the owner.戊不受田田主不祥The verse cautions against positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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30 June 1998 corresponds to lunar year 1998, the leap occurrence of month 5, day 7, in the 戊寅 year — the Year of the Tiger. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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