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Chinese calendar, 28 February 2006

28 February 2006 is lunar month 2, day 1, 2006, the Fire Dog year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Rat. 23 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; new moon.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

Since 19 February 2006

28

Tuesday

February 2006

Lunar date

2nd 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

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

since 19 February 2006

Moon phase

New moon

08:31 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 2006-02-28

The daily almanac & observances

28 February 2006
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Azure Dragon 青龙 · 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 2 · 29 days

28 February 200628 March 2006. 28 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 2006 · In China, Qingming is commonly marked by tending graves and honouring ancestors, while spring outings form another long-standing strand of the day.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

February 2006 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 1/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 1/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/24

  4. New moon

    Lunar 2/1

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 February 2006
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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 Earth Rat · 戊子— 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 Water · Guǐ (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅— 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
Thunderbolt Fire · 霹雳火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Rat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Horse · 壬午— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Wings · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Snake creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Open · — 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 divination, saying it may invite trouble.子不问卜自惹祸殃Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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