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Chinese calendar, 8 May 2039

8 May 2039 is lunar month 4, day 16, 2039, the Earth Goat year. The day pillar is Yang Metal Tiger. 12 named Yi activities; 9 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; full moon.

Solar term

Lìxià · Beginning of Summer

Since 5 May 2039

8

Sunday

May 2039

Lunar date

4th Month · 16th Day

二〇三九十六

Year of the

Earth Goat

Yin Earth Goat · 己未

Earth is both the year element and the Goat’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Earth.

Solar term

Lìxià · Beginning of Summer

since 5 May 2039

Moon phase

Full moon

19:20 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 2039-05-08

The daily almanac & observances

8 May 2039
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 4 · 30 days

23 April 203922 May 2039. 14 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

27 May 2039 · 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 2039 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 4/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 4/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 4/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 5/1

  5. First quarter

    Lunar 5/9

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 May 2039
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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 Metal Tiger · 庚寅— 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 Wood · Jiǎ (primary)
  • Yang Fire · Bǐng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Snake · 己巳— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Earth Goat · 己未Earth reinforces Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Pine and Cypress Wood · 松柏木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Tiger · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Wood Monkey · 甲申— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Star · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Horse creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Receive · — 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: East (正东)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against setting warp and weft, saying the loom may stand empty.庚不经络织机虚张The verse cautions against ritual offerings, saying spirits may not receive them.寅不祭祀神鬼不尝Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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