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Chinese calendar, 6 January 2004

6 January 2004 is lunar month 12, day 15, 2003, the Water Goat year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Monkey. 18 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

Since 6 January 2004

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Tuesday

January 2004

Lunar date

12th Month · 15th Day

二〇〇三年腊月十五

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

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

since 6 January 2004

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 15 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2004-01-06

The daily almanac & observances

6 January 2004
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.

宜 Traditionally suitable

忌 Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 12 · 30 days

23 December 2003–21 January 2004. 15 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Lunar New Year's Eve

21 January 2004 · In China, many families share a reunion dinner and stay up late to greet the new year, while the meal and surrounding rituals vary by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

January 2004 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 12/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/24

  3. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 1/8

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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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 Wood Monkey · 甲申— 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 Metal · Gēng 庚 (primary)
  • Yang Water · Rén 壬 (middle)
  • Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Wood Ox · 乙丑— 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
Spring Water · 泉中水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · 猴— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Earth Tiger · 戊寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Wings · 翼— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace (南) · Snake creature (蛇) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
Day officer 建除
Danger · 危— 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: Northeast (东北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against opening a storehouse, saying possessions may be lost.甲不开仓财物耗散The verse cautions against positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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6 January 2004 corresponds to lunar year 2003, month 12, day 15, in the 癸未 year — the Year of the Goat. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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