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Chinese calendar, 3 February 2009

3 February 2009 is lunar month 1, day 9, 2009, the Earth Ox year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Rabbit. 11 named Yi activities; 10 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; first quarter.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

Since 20 January 2009

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Tuesday

February 2009

Lunar date

1st Month · 9th Day

二〇〇九初九

Year of the

Earth Ox

Yin Earth Ox · 己丑

Earth is both the year element and the Ox’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Earth.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

since 20 January 2009

Moon phase

First quarter

07:13 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 2009-02-03

The daily almanac & observances

3 February 2009
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Heavenly Virtue 天德 · 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 1 · 30 days

26 January 200924 February 2009. 21 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Lantern Festival

9 February 2009 · In Shanghai and many other Chinese communities, people may view lantern displays, solve lantern riddles and eat yuanxiao or tangyuan, with recipes and events varying by place.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

February 2009 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 1/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 1/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/23

  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 2009
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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
Yin Earth Rabbit · 己卯— 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 Wood · (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Wood Ox · 乙丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Earth Ox · 己丑Earth reinforces Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
City-wall Earth · 城头土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Rabbit · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Rooster · 癸酉— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Tail · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Tiger 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: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • 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 handling agreements, saying both parties may lose.己不破券二比并亡The verse cautions against digging a well, saying the water may not be sweet.卯不穿井水泉不香Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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