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Chinese calendar, 28 May 2004

28 May 2004 is lunar month 4, day 10, 2004, the Wood Monkey year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Goat. 11 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

Since 21 May 2004

28

Friday

May 2004

Lunar date

4th Month · 10th Day

二〇〇四初十

Year of the

Wood Monkey

Yang Wood Monkey · 甲申

Metal restrains Wood in the Five Phases, so the Monkey’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

since 21 May 2004

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 10 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2004-05-28

The daily almanac & observances

28 May 2004
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Bright Hall 明堂 · 黄道

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 4 · 30 days

19 May 200417 June 2004. 20 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

22 June 2004 · In communities especially around the middle and lower Yangtze, observances may combine local memorial rites, dragon-boat sports and rice-dumpling feasts; even the honoured hero varies by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

May 2004 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 3/17

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 3/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 4/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 4/9

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 May 2004
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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 Fire Goat · 丁未— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (middle)
  • Yin Wood · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Snake · 己巳— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Wood Monkey · 甲申Metal controls Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Heavenly River Water · 天河水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Goat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Neck · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Dragon creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Full · — 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 taking medicine, saying harm may enter the body.未不服药毒气入肠Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.Do not skip or delay prescribed medicine because of a traditional verse.

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