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Chinese calendar, 8 May 2000

8 May 2000 is lunar month 4, day 5, 2000, the Metal Dragon year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Tiger. 5 named Yi activities; 3 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Lìxià · Beginning of Summer

Since 5 May 2000

8

Monday

May 2000

Lunar date

4th Month · 5th Day

二〇〇〇初五

Year of the

Metal Dragon

Yang Metal Dragon · 庚辰

Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the Dragon’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Lìxià · Beginning of Summer

since 5 May 2000

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 5 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2000-05-08

The daily almanac & observances

8 May 2000
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Prison 天牢 · 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 4 · 29 days

4 May 20001 June 2000. 24 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

6 June 2000 · 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

May 2000 moon phases

Read the phase guide →
  1. New moon

    Lunar 4/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 4/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 4/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 4/23

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 2000
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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 Fire Tiger · 丙寅— 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 Wood · Jiǎ (primary)
  • Yang Fire · Bǐng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Metal Dragon · 庚辰Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Furnace Fire · 炉中火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Tiger · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Monkey · 庚申— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Heart · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Fox creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Receive · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southwest (西南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
  • Wealth 财神: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against repairing a stove, saying misfortune may follow.丙不修灶必见灾殃The verse cautions against ritual offerings, saying spirits may not receive them.寅不祭祀神鬼不尝Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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