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Chinese calendar, 8 July 1903

8 July 1903 is lunar leap month 5, day 14, 1903, the Water Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Rooster. 19 named Yi activities; 8 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

Since 8 July 1903

8

Wednesday

July 1903

Lunar date

Leap 5th Month · 14th Day

一九〇三年闰五月十四

Leap month

Year of the

Water Rabbit

Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯

Water generates Wood in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Rabbit’s fixed element.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

since 8 July 1903

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 14 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1903-07-08

The daily almanac & observances

8 July 1903
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Gou Chen 勾陈 · 黑道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

宜 Traditionally suitable

忌 Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Leap month 5 · 29 days

25 June 1903–23 July 1903. 15 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

29 August 1903 · Across documented Chinese traditions, women and girls have set out seasonal fruit and held needlework or other skill contests, though forms differ sharply by region and many have faded.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

July 1903 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar leap 5/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar leap 5/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar leap 5/24

  4. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

  5. First quarter

    Lunar 6/8

Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →

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This day in the traditional cycles

Each result below names this date’s position and explains what the term means.

Day pillar 日柱
Yin Fire Rooster · 丁酉— this date’s position in the repeating 60-day stem–branch cycle.Hidden stems are stems conventionally contained in the day pillar’s earthly branch. Primary is the main layer; middle and residual are secondary layers.
  • Yin Metal · Xīn 辛 (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Goat · 己未— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯— Water generates Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Mountain-foot Fire · 山下火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · 鸡— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Rabbit · 辛卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Chariot · 轸— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace (南) · Earthworm creature (蚓) · traditionally favourable (吉)
Day officer 建除
Full · 满— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: South (正南)
  • Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
  • Wealth 财神: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮The verse cautions against receiving guests, saying drunken disorder may follow.酉不会客醉坐颠狂Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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8 July 1903 corresponds to lunar year 1903, the leap occurrence of month 5, day 14, in the 癸卯 year — the Year of the Rabbit. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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