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Chinese calendar, 2 April 2029

2 April 2029 is lunar month 2, day 19, 2029, the Earth Rooster year. The day pillar is Yang Water Dog. 18 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Chūnfēn · Spring Equinox

Since 20 March 2029

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Monday

April 2029

Lunar date

2nd Month · 19th Day

二〇二九十九

Year of the

Earth Rooster

Yin Earth Rooster · 己酉

Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Rooster’s fixed element.

Solar term

Chūnfēn · Spring Equinox

since 20 March 2029

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 19 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2029-04-02

The daily almanac & observances

2 April 2029
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Prison 天牢 · 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 · 30 days

15 March 202913 April 2029. 11 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

4 April 2029 · 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 2029 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 2/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 3/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 3/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 3/15

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 April 2029
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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 Water Dog · 壬戌— 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 Metal · Xīn (middle)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (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 Rooster · 己酉Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Sea Water · 大海水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Dog · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Heart · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Fox creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
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: South (正南)
  • Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
  • Wealth 财神: South (正南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against drawing water, saying trouble may be hard to guard against.壬不泱水更难提防The verse cautions against eating dog meat, saying strange disturbances may reach the bed.戌不吃犬作怪上床Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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