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Chinese calendar, 1 June 2001

1 June 2001 is lunar leap month 4, day 10, 2001, the Metal Snake year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Goat. 9 named Yi activities; 9 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

Since 21 May 2001

1

Friday

June 2001

Lunar date

Leap 4th Month · 10th Day

二〇〇一闰四初十

Leap month

Year of the

Metal Snake

Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳

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

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

since 21 May 2001

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 10 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2001-06-01

The daily almanac & observances

1 June 2001
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Bright Hall 明堂 · 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 4 · 29 days

23 May 200120 June 2001. 19 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

25 June 2001 · 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 2001 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar leap 4/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar leap 4/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 5/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 5/8

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 November 2001
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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 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 · (primary)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (middle)
  • Yin Wood · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Water Snake · 癸巳— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳Fire controls Metal; 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 · — 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
Neck · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Dragon 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: 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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1 June 2001 corresponds to lunar year 2001, the leap occurrence of month 4, day 10, in the 辛巳 year — the Year of the Snake. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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