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Chinese calendar, 27 June 2001

27 June 2001 is lunar month 5, day 7, 2001, the Metal Snake year. The day pillar is Yin Metal Rooster. 9 named Yi activities; 3 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Xiàzhì · Summer Solstice

Since 21 June 2001

27

Wednesday

June 2001

Lunar date

5th Month · 7th Day

二〇〇一初七

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

Xiàzhì · Summer Solstice

since 21 June 2001

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 7 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2001-06-27

The daily almanac & observances

27 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

Month 5 · 30 days

21 June 200120 July 2001. 23 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

25 August 2001 · 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 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 June 2001
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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 Metal Rooster · 辛酉— 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 Metal · Xīn (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Wood Horse · 甲午— 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
Pomegranate Wood · 石榴木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Wood Rabbit · 乙卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Chariot · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Earthworm creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Balance · — 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: East (正东)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against making sauce, saying the household may not taste it.辛不合酱主人不尝The verse cautions against receiving guests, saying drunken disorder may follow.酉不会客醉坐颠狂Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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