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Chinese calendar, 1 April 2019

1 April 2019 is lunar month 2, day 26, 2019, the Earth Pig year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Dragon. 3 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Chūnfēn · Spring Equinox

Since 21 March 2019

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Monday

April 2019

Lunar date

2nd Month · 26th Day

二〇一九廿六

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

Chūnfēn · Spring Equinox

since 21 March 2019

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 26 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2019-04-01

The daily almanac & observances

1 April 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 2 · 29 days

7 March 20194 April 2019. 3 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 2019 · 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 2019 moon phases

Read the phase guide →
  1. New moon

    Lunar 3/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 3/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 3/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 3/23

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 March 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 Dragon · 戊辰— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Wood · (middle)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Fire Rabbit · 丁卯— 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
Great Forest Wood · 大林木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Dragon · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Dog · 壬戌— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Net · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Crow creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Remove · — 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 weeping, saying another bereavement may follow.辰不哭泣必主重丧Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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