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Chinese calendar, 25 June 2008

25 June 2008 is lunar month 5, day 22, 2008, the Earth Rat year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Monkey. 10 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Xiàzhì · Summer Solstice

Since 21 June 2008

25

Wednesday

June 2008

Lunar date

5th Month · 22nd Day

二〇〇八廿二

Year of the

Earth Rat

Yang Earth Rat · 戊子

Earth restrains Water in the Five Phases, so the year element is understood as moderating the Rat’s fixed element.

Solar term

Xiàzhì · Summer Solstice

since 21 June 2008

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 22 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2008-06-25

The daily almanac & observances

25 June 2008
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.

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

Inside this lunar month

Month 5 · 29 days

4 June 20082 July 2008. 7 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

7 August 2008 · 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

June 2008 moon phases

Read the phase guide →
  1. New moon

    Lunar 5/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 5/7

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 5/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/23

Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →

The surrounding month

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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for May 2008
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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 (primary)
  • Yang Water · Rén (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Horse · 戊午— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Earth Rat · 戊子Earth controls Water; 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 · — 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
Winnowing Basket · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Leopard creature () · traditionally favourable ()
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: 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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