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Chinese calendar, 19 February 2040

19 February 2040 is lunar month 1, day 8, 2040, the Metal Monkey year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Ox. 10 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

Since 19 February 2040

19

Sunday

February 2040

Lunar date

1st Month · 8th Day

二〇四〇初八

Year of the

Metal Monkey

Yang Metal Monkey · 庚申

Metal is both the year element and the Monkey’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Metal.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

since 19 February 2040

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 8 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2040-02-19

The daily almanac & observances

19 February 2040
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Bright Hall 明堂 · 黄道

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

12 February 204012 March 2040. 22 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Lantern Festival

26 February 2040 · In Shanghai and many other Chinese communities, people may view lantern displays, solve lantern riddles and eat yuanxiao or tangyuan, with recipes and events varying by place.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

February 2040 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/24

  2. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 1/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 1/17

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 2040
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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 Fire Ox · 丁丑— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (middle)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (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 Monkey · 庚申Metal reinforces Metal; 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
Ox · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Goat · 辛未— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Room · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Rabbit creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Close · — 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: 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 cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮The verse cautions against ceremonial dress, saying the wearer may not return home.丑不冠带主不还乡Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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