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Chinese calendar, 16 July 2004

16 July 2004 is lunar month 5, day 29, 2004, the Wood Monkey year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Monkey. 22 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

Since 7 July 2004

16

Friday

July 2004

Lunar date

5th Month · 29th Day

二〇〇四年五月廿九

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

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

since 7 July 2004

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 29 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2004-07-16

The daily almanac & observances

16 July 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

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

Inside this lunar month

Month 5 · 29 days

18 June 2004–16 July 2004. This is the final day of the month.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

22 August 2004 · 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 2004 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 5/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/22

  3. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 6/9

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 July 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
Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申— 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 Metal Goat · 辛未— 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
Mountain-foot Fire · 山下火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · 猴— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Ghost · 鬼— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace (南) · Goat creature (羊) · 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: 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 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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16 July 2004 corresponds to lunar year 2004, month 5, day 29, in the 甲申 year — the Year of the Monkey. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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