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Chinese calendar, 29 January 2006

29 January 2006 is lunar month 1, day 1, 2006, the Fire Dog year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Horse. 17 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; new moon.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

Since 20 January 2006

29

Sunday

January 2006

Lunar date

1st Month · 1st Day

二〇〇六初一

Year of the

Fire Dog

Yang Fire Dog · 丙戌

Fire generates Earth in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Dog’s fixed element.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

since 20 January 2006

Moon phase

New moon

22:15 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 2006-01-29

The daily almanac & observances

29 January 2006
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Prison 天牢 · 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 1 · 30 days

29 January 200627 February 2006. 29 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Chinese New Year · 春节

In China, recorded Spring Festival practices include preparing the home and food, reuniting with family, exchanging greetings and joining community festivities; each household keeps its own mix.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

January 2006 moon phases

Read the phase guide →
  1. First quarter

    Lunar 12/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 12/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

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 2005
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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 Earth Horse · 戊午— 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 Fire · Dīng (primary)
  • Yin Earth · (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Ox · 己丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Fire Dog · 丙戌Fire generates Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Heavenly Fire · 天上火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Horse · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Rat · 壬子— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Star · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Horse 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: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • Wealth 财神: North (正北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against accepting land, saying it may be inauspicious for the owner.戊不受田田主不祥The verse cautions against roofing a house, saying its owner may have to make changes.午不苫盖屋主更张Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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