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Friday, April 24, 20262026年4月24日 · 农历三月初八 · 戊辰日

Third Lunar Month · Day 8 of the 丙午 Horse year. A Earth Dragon day, Establish, in the season of Grain Rain.

農曆Lunar date
三月初八Third Lunar Month · Day 8
丙午年 · the Horse year
日柱Day pillar
戊辰Wù Chén
Yang Earth Dragon. Day 5 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
穀雨Grain Rain
Since Apr 20, 9:39 AM. Next: Start of Summer 立夏, May 5, 7:49 PM (China time).
月相Moon
First Quarter
51% lit, in Cancer, Leo from Apr 24, 3:40 AM.
五行Five-phase
土Earth
The element of the day stem 戊; its traditional color is yellow 黃.
生肖Animal relationships of the Dragon day
Clash: Dog
Six harmony Rooster · Three harmony Monkey, Rat · Harm Rabbit · Break Ox
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.