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Chinese calendar, 23 May 2022

23 May 2022 is lunar month 4, day 23, 2022, the Water Tiger year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Rat. 22 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; last quarter.

Solar term

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

Since 21 May 2022

23

Monday

May 2022

Lunar date

4th Month · 23rd Day

二〇二二廿三

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

Xiǎomǎn · Grain Buds

since 21 May 2022

Moon phase

Last quarter

02:43 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 2022-05-23

The daily almanac & observances

23 May 2022
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

White Tiger 白虎 · 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 4 · 29 days

1 May 202229 May 2022. 6 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

3 June 2022 · 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

May 2022 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 4/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 4/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 4/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 4/23

  5. New moon

    Lunar 5/1

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 23 May 2022

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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for May 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
Yang Fire Rat · 丙子— 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 Water · Guǐ (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Wood Snake · 乙巳— 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
Ravine Water · 涧下水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Rat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Horse · 庚午— 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
Danger · — 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 divination, saying it may invite trouble.子不问卜自惹祸殃Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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23 May 2022 corresponds to lunar year 2022, month 4, day 23, in the 壬寅 year — the Year of the Tiger. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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