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Chinese calendar, 6 July 2001

6 July 2001 is lunar month 5, day 16, 2001, the Metal Snake year. The day pillar is Yang Metal Horse. 3 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Xiàzhì · Summer Solstice

Since 21 June 2001

6

Friday

July 2001

Lunar date

5th Month · 16th Day

二〇〇一十六

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

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 16 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2001-07-06

The daily almanac & observances

6 July 2001
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Controller of Destiny 司命 · 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

  • Travel出行
  • Train cattle or horses教牛马
  • Harvest honey割蜜
  • No other activities recommended馀事勿取

Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 5 · 30 days

21 June 200120 July 2001. 14 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

July 2001 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 5/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/24

  3. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 6/7

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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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 Metal Horse · 庚午— 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 Fire · Dīng (primary)
  • Yin Earth · (middle)
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
Roadside Earth · 路旁土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Horse · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Wood Rat · 甲子— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Ox · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Ox creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Establish · — 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: 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 setting warp and weft, saying the loom may stand empty.庚不经络织机虚张The verse cautions against roofing a house, saying its owner may have to make changes.午不苫盖屋主更张Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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