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Tuesday, February 17, 20262026年2月17日 · 农历正月初一 · 壬戌日

First Lunar Month · Day 1 of the 丙午 Horse year. A Water Dog day, Success, in the season of Start of Spring. Lunar New Year: the Fire Horse year 丙午 begins today.

農曆Lunar date
正月初一First Lunar Month · Day 1
丙午年 · the Horse year
日柱Day pillar
壬戌Rén Xū
Yang Water Dog. Day 59 of the sixty-day cycle.
建除Day officer
成Success
Officer 9 of twelve. The almanac rhyme counts it among the usable days.
節氣Solar term
立春Start of Spring
Since Feb 4, 4:01 AM. Next: Rain Water 雨水, Feb 18, 11:51 PM (China time).
月相Moon
New Moon
0% lit, in Aquarius, Pisces from Feb 17, 10:09 PM.
五行Five-phase
水Water
The element of the day stem 壬; its traditional color is black 黑.
生肖Animal relationships of the Dog day
Clash: Dragon
Six harmony Rabbit · Three harmony Tiger, Horse · Harm Rooster · Break Goat
日數Number of the date
20/2
The digits of the date added and reduced.
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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.