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Chinese calendar, 1 April 2002

1 April 2002 is lunar month 2, day 19, 2002, the Water Horse year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Pig. 15 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Chūnfēn · Spring Equinox

Since 21 March 2002

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Monday

April 2002

Lunar date

2nd Month · 19th Day

二〇〇二十九

Year of the

Water Horse

Yang Water Horse · 壬午

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

Solar term

Chūnfēn · Spring Equinox

since 21 March 2002

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 19 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2002-04-01

The daily almanac & observances

1 April 2002
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Dark Warrior 玄武 · 黑道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

Medical care should follow clinical need; do not postpone treatment because of an almanac entry.

Inside this lunar month

Month 2 · 30 days

14 March 200212 April 2002. 11 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 2002 · In China, Qingming is commonly marked by tending graves and honouring ancestors, while spring outings form another long-standing strand of the day.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

April 2002 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 2/22

  2. New moon

    Lunar 3/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 3/8

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 3/15

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 February 2002
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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 Earth Pig · 己亥— 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 Water · Rén (primary)
  • Yang Wood · Jiǎ (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Horse · 壬午Water controls Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Level-ground Wood · 平地木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Snake · 癸巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Extended Net · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Deer creature (鹿) · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Complete · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • 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 handling agreements, saying both parties may lose.己不破券二比并亡The verse cautions against marriage, saying it may disadvantage the groom.亥不嫁娶不利新郎Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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