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Chinese calendar, 26 February 2040

26 February 2040 is lunar month 1, day 15, 2040, the Metal Monkey year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Monkey. 8 named Yi activities; 3 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

Since 19 February 2040

26

Sunday

February 2040

Lunar date

1st Month · 15th Day

二〇四〇十五

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 gibbous

Lunar day 15 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2040-02-26

The daily almanac & observances

26 February 2040
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 · 30 days

12 February 204012 March 2040. 15 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Lantern Festival · 元宵节

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
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 Monkey · 庚申Metal reinforces 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
Emptiness · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Rat creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
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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