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Chinese calendar, 24 June 2044

24 June 2044 is lunar month 5, day 29, 2044, the Wood Rat year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Dragon. 17 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Xiàzhì · Summer Solstice

Since 21 June 2044

24

Friday

June 2044

Lunar date

5th Month · 29th Day

二〇四四年五月廿九

Year of the

Wood Rat

Yang Wood Rat · 甲子

Water generates Wood in the Five Phases, so the Rat’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Xiàzhì · Summer Solstice

since 21 June 2044

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 29 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2044-06-24

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24 June 2044
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.

宜 Traditionally suitable

忌 Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 5 · 29 days

27 May 2044–24 June 2044. This is the final day of the month.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

31 July 2044 · Across documented Chinese traditions, women and girls have set out seasonal fruit and held needlework or other skill contests, though forms differ sharply by region and many have faded.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

June 2044 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 5/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 5/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/24

  4. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

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 July 2044
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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 Dragon · 甲辰— 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 · Wù 戊 (primary)
  • Yin Wood · Yǐ 乙 (middle)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ 癸 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Metal Horse · 庚午— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Wood Rat · 甲子— Water generates Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Covered-lamp Fire · 覆灯火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Dragon · 龙— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Earth Dog · 戊戌— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Ghost · 鬼— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace (南) · Goat creature (羊) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
Day officer 建除
Open · 开— 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 weeping, saying another bereavement may follow.辰不哭泣必主重丧Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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24 June 2044 corresponds to lunar year 2044, month 5, day 29, in the 甲子 year — the Year of the Rat. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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