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Chinese calendar, 10 February 2019

10 February 2019 is lunar month 1, day 6, 2019, the Earth Pig year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Tiger. 9 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

Since 4 February 2019

10

Sunday

February 2019

Lunar date

1st Month · 6th Day

二〇一九初六

Year of the

Earth Pig

Yin Earth Pig · 己亥

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

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

since 4 February 2019

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 6 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2019-02-10

The daily almanac & observances

10 February 2019
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 1 · 30 days

5 February 20196 March 2019. 24 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Lantern Festival

19 February 2019 · 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 2019 moon phases

Read the phase guide →
  1. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 1/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 1/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/22

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 2019
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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 Earth Tiger · 戊寅— 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 Wood · Jiǎ (primary)
  • Yang Fire · Bǐng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Earth Pig · 己亥Earth controls Water; 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
Tiger · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Monkey · 壬申— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Star · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Horse 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: 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 ritual offerings, saying spirits may not receive them.寅不祭祀神鬼不尝Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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