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Chinese calendar, 23 February 2003

23 February 2003 is lunar month 1, day 23, 2003, the Water Goat year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Rabbit. 20 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

Since 19 February 2003

23

Sunday

February 2003

Lunar date

1st Month · 23rd Day

二〇〇三年正月廿三

Year of the

Water Goat

Yin Water Goat · 癸未

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

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

since 19 February 2003

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 23 · between principal phases

The Moon this month · UTC+8

February 2003 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 1/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 1/17

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/24

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 2003
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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 Fire Rabbit · 丁卯— 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 Wood · Yǐ 乙 (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Wood Tiger · 甲寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Water Goat · 癸未— Earth controls Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Furnace Fire · 炉中火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Rabbit · 兔— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Rooster · 辛酉— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Hairy Head · 昴— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Rooster creature (鸡) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
Day officer 建除
Remove · 除— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: South (正南)
  • Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
  • 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 cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮The verse cautions against digging a well, saying the water may not be sweet.卯不穿井水泉不香Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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23 February 2003 corresponds to lunar year 2003, month 1, day 23, in the 癸未 year — the Year of the Goat. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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