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Thursday, January 22, 20042004年1月22日 · 农历正月初一 · 庚子日

First Lunar Month · Day 1 of the 甲申 Monkey year. A Metal Rat day, Close, in the season of Major Cold. Lunar New Year: the Wood Monkey year 甲申 begins today.

農曆Lunar date
正月初一First Lunar Month · Day 1
甲申年 · the Monkey year
日柱Day pillar
庚子Gēng Zǐ
Yang Metal Rat. Day 37 of the sixty-day cycle.
建除Day officer
閉Close
Officer 12 of twelve. The almanac rhyme counts it among the unfavorable days.
節氣Solar term
大寒Major Cold
Since Jan 21, 1:42 AM. Next: Start of Spring 立春, Feb 4, 7:56 PM (China time).
月相Moon
New Moon
0% lit, in Capricorn, Aquarius from Jan 22, 3:10 AM.
五行Five-phase
金Metal
The element of the day stem 庚; its traditional color is white 白.
生肖Animal relationships of the Rat day
Clash: Horse
Six harmony Ox · Three harmony Monkey, Dragon · Harm Goat · Break Rooster
日數Number of the date
11/2
The digits of the date added and reduced.
← January 21, 2004January 2004January 23, 2004 →

The year: 2004 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.