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Chinese calendar, 15 May 2048

15 May 2048 is lunar month 4, day 3, 2048, the Earth Dragon year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Rooster. 23 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Lìxià · Beginning of Summer

Since 5 May 2048

15

Friday

May 2048

Lunar date

4th Month · 3rd Day

二〇四八年四月初三

Year of the

Earth Dragon

Yang Earth Dragon · 戊辰

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

Solar term

Lìxià · Beginning of Summer

since 5 May 2048

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 3 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2048-05-15

The daily almanac & observances

15 May 2048
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Vermilion Bird 朱雀 · 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

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Inside this lunar month

Month 4 · 29 days

13 May 2048–10 June 2048. 26 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Dragon Boat Festival

15 June 2048 · 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 2048 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 3/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 4/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 4/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 4/16

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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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 Wood Rooster · 乙酉— 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 Metal · Xīn 辛 (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Earth Dragon · 戊辰— Earth reinforces Earth; 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
Rooster · 鸡— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Rabbit · 己卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Bond · 娄— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Dog creature (狗) · traditionally favourable (吉)
Day officer 建除
Settle · 定— 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: 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 planting, saying even many plants may not grow.乙不栽植千株不长The verse cautions against receiving guests, saying drunken disorder may follow.酉不会客醉坐颠狂Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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15 May 2048 corresponds to lunar year 2048, month 4, day 3, in the 戊辰 year — the Year of the Dragon. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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