Lunar 15/1 of the Đinh Mùi year falls on Saturday, 20/02/2027
20/02/2027 is First Full Moon Festival (Tết Nguyên Tiêu), Thiên Hậu Temple Festival, Thủ Dầu Một, Trần Temple Seal-Opening Ceremony.
98 days from today.
It is a hắc đạo (inauspicious) day under Bạch Hổ, day officer Định, in the solar term Vũ Thủy.
Good for: sign contracts, move into a home; weddings, accepting a post; handle home matters, care for family.
Avoid: lawsuits; travelling, relocating; taking on other people's load.
Solar date
20/02/2027
Lunar date
15/1, Đinh Mùi year
Day stem and branch
Canh Ngọ
Observance
First Full Moon Festival (Tết Nguyên Tiêu)
Auspicious hours
Tý, Sửu, Mão, Ngọ, Thân, Dậu
Julian day number N of 20/02/20272461457
Day 1: the date of the latest new moon (UTC+7)06/02/2027
Lunar day = N - N(day 1) + 12461457 - 2461443 + 1 = 15
Lunar month, counted from month 11 (the one with the winter solstice)month 1
Lunar year 2027: (2027 - 4) mod 10, mod 12Đinh Mùi
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