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Chinese calendar, 7 July 2002

7 July 2002 is lunar month 5, day 27, 2002, the Water Horse year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Rat. 9 named Yi activities; 8 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

Since 7 July 2002

7

Sunday

July 2002

Lunar date

5th Month · 27th Day

二〇〇二廿七

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

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

since 7 July 2002

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 27 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2002-07-07

The daily almanac & observances

7 July 2002
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Punishment 天刑 · 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 5 · 29 days

11 June 20029 July 2002. 2 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

15 August 2002 · 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 2002 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 6/8

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 6/15

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 March 2002
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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 Fire Rat · 丙子— 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 Water · Guǐ (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Fire Goat · 丁未— 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
Ravine Water · 涧下水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Rat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Horse · 庚午— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Emptiness · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Rat creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Hold · — 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 divination, saying it may invite trouble.子不问卜自惹祸殃Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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