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Chinese calendar, 18 February 2030

18 February 2030 is lunar month 1, day 16, 2030, the Metal Dog year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Monkey. 8 named Yi activities; 3 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; full moon.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

Since 18 February 2030

18

Monday

February 2030

Lunar date

1st Month · 16th Day

二〇三〇十六

Year of the

Metal Dog

Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌

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

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

since 18 February 2030

Moon phase

Full moon

14:20 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 2030-02-18

The daily almanac & observances

18 February 2030
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.

Medical care should follow clinical need; do not postpone treatment because of an almanac entry.

Inside this lunar month

Month 1 · 29 days

3 February 20303 March 2030. 13 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 2030 · 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

February 2030 moon phases

Read the phase guide →
  1. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 1/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 1/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/23

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 January 2030
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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 Wood Monkey · 甲申— 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 Metal · Gēng (primary)
  • Yang Water · Rén (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Tiger · 戊寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌Earth generates Metal; 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
Monkey · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Earth Tiger · 戊寅— 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
Break · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • 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 opening a storehouse, saying possessions may be lost.甲不开仓财物耗散The verse cautions against positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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