What’s in a Birthdate?
503, 01/10/18, 505, 08/18/18
Did you know…
On the international (Gregorian) calendar, Papa was born at 8 a.m. on Aug-22, 19RP. Translating that to the Lunar (Chinese) calendar, the date would be 8th hour, 7th month, 8th day, in the Lunar year of 4626!
Year after year, we took for granted the many occasions Papa shared about how the Chinese Lunar Calendar was structured and how it compares with the International Calendar, did we learn anything? Sad no. At one point during his time at Camino Real, he showed me how to calculate the dates (months, days, year) on the Hebrew Calendar. It got me more confused, even when I tried to listen intently. That is Papa, he learns everything, and with everything he learned, he try to pass on to us.
Today, as Rene called the Garden Cafe Restaurant for this Sunday’s reservation for the observance of Papa’s birthday, I suddenly remembered that the date Jan-15 that we’ve all known as Papa’s birthday is NOT his actual birthday. It is in fact a made-up date, more for convenience. Most if not all of us brothers and sister know that — what and why it was. (But if any of the grandchildren wanted to know more about Angkong’s Jan-15 birthday, let me know, I have so much Angkong stories about this to share with you 🙂
This year, 2018, is a super year for Papa. Take a look.
August 18, 2018 is 08/18/18
BORN in 1928
More facts about Papa’s Chinese Birthday.
English Date : August 22, 19RP
Chinese Date : Geng-Shen (Monkey) (7th month), 8, 4626
Chinese Year Name : Wu Chen(Dragon)
7th Month of the year 4626 is not a leap month
Animal: Dragon
Birth Stone: Emerald
Element: Earth
Zodiac: Leo
Planet: Jupiter
Color: Green
Yin/Yang: Yang
THIS YEAR: 2018
English Date : August 18, 2018
Chinese Date : Geng-Shen (Monkey) (7th month), 8, 4716
Chinese Year Name : Wu Chen (Dog)
7th Month of the year 4716 is not a leap month
Animal: Dragon
Birth Stone: Emerald
Element: Earth
Zodiac: Leo
Planet: Venus
Color: White
Yin/Yang: Yang
How did I derived Aug-18, 2018? Use the Prokeraia.com Chinese-English Calendar Converter. The Chinese date of 7th Month, 8th Day, and Year of 4626. That is the date that Papa was born. Now 4626 + 90 (which is the years from 1928 to 2018) gives you 4716. Using the information, 7th Month, 8th Day, 4716, will give you Aug-18, 2018.
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Here are Papa’s Chinese Calendar Birthdates for the next 13 years.
- August 8, 2019
- August 26, 2020
- August 15, 2021
- August 5, 2022
- August 23, 2023
- August 11, 2024
- August 30, 2025
- August 20, 2026
- August 9, 2027
- August 27, 2028
- August 17, 2029
- August 6, 2030
- August 25, 2031
Don’t worry, all these days will automatically pop-up when the dates happen, as long as you remember our calendar site, >> www.johnnyjlima.com/calendar it will keep you notified.
Walden – 01/10/18