The Chinese almanac · 黄历

Thursday, May 20, 19481948年5月20日 · 农历四月十二 · 乙巳日

Fourth Lunar Month · Day 12 of the 戊子 Rat year. A Wood Snake day, Establish, in the season of Start of Summer.

農曆Lunar date

四月十二Fourth Lunar Month · Day 12

戊子年 · the Rat year

日柱Day pillar

乙巳Yǐ Sì

Yin Wood Snake. Day 42 of the sixty-day cycle.

建除Day officer

建Establish

Officer 1 of twelve. The almanac rhyme counts it among the unfavorable days.

節氣Solar term

立夏Start of Summer

Since May 5, 11:52 PM. Next: Grain Buds 小滿, May 21, 12:57 PM (China time).

月相Moon

Waxing Gibbous

90% lit, in Libra.

五行Five-phase

木Wood

The element of the day stem 乙; its traditional color is green 青.

生肖Animal relationships of the Snake day

Clash: Pig

Six harmony Monkey · Three harmony Rooster, Ox · Harm Tiger · Break Monkey

日數Number of the date

29/11/2

The digits of the date added and reduced.

← May 19, 1948 May 1948 May 21, 1948 →

The year: 1948 Chinese zodiac, Lunar New Year and the 24 solar terms.

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Calculated by Daily Alignment from astronomical positions (astronomy-engine), China Standard Time, following the national standard for the Chinese calendar (GB/T 33661-2017). How each figure is made: methodology. Facts only: no predictions.