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Chinese calendar, 2 February 2011

2 February 2011 is lunar month 12, day 30, 2010, the Metal Tiger year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Rat. 9 named Yi activities; 9 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

Since 20 January 2011

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Wednesday

February 2011

Lunar date

12th Month · 30th Day

二〇一〇三十

Year of the

Metal Tiger

Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅

Metal restrains Wood in the Five Phases, so the year element is understood as moderating the Tiger’s fixed element.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

since 20 January 2011

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 30 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2011-02-02

The daily almanac & observances

2 February 2011
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Punishment 天刑 · 黑道

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 12 · 30 days

4 January 20112 February 2011. This is the final day of the month.

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Festival & customs on this date

Lunar New Year's Eve · 除夕

In China, many families share a reunion dinner and stay up late to greet the new year, while the meal and surrounding rituals vary by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

February 2011 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 1/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 1/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/23

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 May 2011
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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 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
Yin Earth Ox · 己丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅Metal controls Wood; 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
Winnowing Basket · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Leopard creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Close · — 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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2 February 2011 corresponds to lunar year 2010, month 12, day 30, in the 庚寅 year — the Year of the Tiger. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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