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Chinese calendar, 28 February 2012

28 February 2012 is lunar month 2, day 7, 2012, the Water Dragon year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Goat. 6 named Yi activities; 6 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

Since 19 February 2012

28

Tuesday

February 2012

Lunar date

2nd Month · 7th Day

二〇一二初七

Year of the

Water Dragon

Yang Water Dragon · 壬辰

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

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

since 19 February 2012

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 7 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2012-02-28

The daily almanac & observances

28 February 2012
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Jade Hall 玉堂 · 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

22 February 201221 March 2012. 22 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

4 April 2012 · 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 2012 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 1/17

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/24

  3. 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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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Earth Goat · 己未— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (middle)
  • Yin Wood · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Dragon · 壬辰Earth controls Water; 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
Goat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Ox · 癸丑— 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
Hold · — 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 taking medicine, saying harm may enter the body.未不服药毒气入肠Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.Do not skip or delay prescribed medicine because of a traditional verse.

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