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Chinese calendar, 4 June 2016

4 June 2016 is lunar month 4, day 29, 2016, the Fire Monkey year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Snake. 3 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

Since 20 May 2016

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Saturday

June 2016

Lunar date

4th Month · 29th Day

二〇一六廿九

Year of the

Fire Monkey

Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申

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

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

since 20 May 2016

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 29 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2016-06-04

The daily almanac & observances

4 June 2016
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Gou Chen 勾陈 · 黑道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 4 · 29 days

7 May 20164 June 2016. This is the final day of the month.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

9 June 2016 · In communities especially around the middle and lower Yangtze, observances may combine local memorial rites, dragon-boat sports and rice-dumpling feasts; even the honoured hero varies by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

June 2016 moon phases

Read the phase guide →
  1. New moon

    Lunar 5/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 5/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 5/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/24

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 July 2016
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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 Fire Snake · 丁巳— 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 Fire · Bǐng (primary)
  • Yang Metal · Gēng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Water Snake · 癸巳— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申Fire controls Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sand Earth · 沙中土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Pig · 辛亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Willow · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Roe deer creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Establish · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: South (正南)
  • Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
  • 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 cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮The verse cautions against long travel, saying possessions may be hidden or lost.巳不远行财物伏藏Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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