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Chinese calendar, 5 April 2014

5 April 2014 is lunar month 3, day 6, 2014, the Wood Horse year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Horse. 13 named Yi activities; 8 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Qīngmíng · Pure Brightness

Since 5 April 2014

5

Saturday

April 2014

Lunar date

3rd Month · 6th Day

二〇一四初六

Year of the

Wood Horse

Yang Wood Horse · 甲午

Wood generates Fire in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Horse’s fixed element.

Solar term

Qīngmíng · Pure Brightness

since 5 April 2014

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 6 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2014-04-05

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5 April 2014
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.

Inside this lunar month

Month 3 · 29 days

31 March 201428 April 2014. 23 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Qingming Festival · 清明节

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

April 2014 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 3/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 3/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 3/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 4/1

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 June 2014
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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 Fire Horse · 丙午— 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 Fire · Dīng (primary)
  • Yin Earth · (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Dragon · 戊辰— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Wood Horse · 甲午Wood generates Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Heavenly River Water · 天河水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Horse · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Rat · 庚子— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Stomach · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Boar 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 roofing a house, saying its owner may have to make changes.午不苫盖屋主更张Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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