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Friday, May 1, 20262026年5月1日 · 农历三月十五 · 乙亥日

Third Lunar Month · Day 15 of the 丙午 Horse year. A Wood Pig day, Danger, in the season of Grain Rain.

農曆Lunar date
三月十五Third Lunar Month · Day 15
丙午年 · the Horse year
日柱Day pillar
乙亥Yǐ Hài
Yin Wood Pig. Day 12 of the sixty-day cycle.
建除Day officer
危Danger
Officer 8 of twelve. The almanac rhyme counts it among the usable 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
Waxing Gibbous
100% lit, in Libra, Scorpio from May 1, 3:01 AM.
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 Pig day
Clash: Snake
Six harmony Tiger · Three harmony Rabbit, Goat · Harm Monkey · Break Tiger
日數Number of the date
16/7
The digits of the date added and reduced.
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