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Chinese calendar, 1 February 2022

1 February 2022 is lunar month 1, day 1, 2022, the Water Tiger year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Rooster. 9 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; new moon.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

Since 20 January 2022

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Tuesday

February 2022

Lunar date

1st Month · 1st Day

二〇二二初一

Year of the

Water Tiger

Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅

Water generates Wood in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Tiger’s fixed element.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

since 20 January 2022

Moon phase

New moon

13:46 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 2022-02-01

The daily almanac & observances

1 February 2022
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.

Inside this lunar month

Month 1 · 30 days

1 February 20222 March 2022. 29 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Chinese New Year · 春节

In China, recorded Spring Festival practices include preparing the home and food, reuniting with family, exchanging greetings and joining community festivities; each household keeps its own mix.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

February 2022 moon phases

Read the phase guide →
  1. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 1/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 1/17

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/24

Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →

The surrounding month

Explore the days around 1 February 2022

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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for January 2022
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Calendar terms explained

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 Wood Rooster · 乙酉— 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 Metal · Xīn (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅Water generates Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Spring Water · 泉中水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Rabbit · 己卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Turtle Beak · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Monkey creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Complete · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northwest (西北)
  • Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
  • Wealth 财神: Northeast (东北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against planting, saying even many plants may not grow.乙不栽植千株不长The verse cautions against receiving guests, saying drunken disorder may follow.酉不会客醉坐颠狂Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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