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Chinese calendar, 28 September 1906

28 September 1906 is lunar month 8, day 11, 1906, the Fire Horse year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Pig. 0 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

Since 24 September 1906

28

Friday

September 1906

Lunar date

8th Month · 11th Day

一九〇六十一

Year of the

Fire Horse

Yang Fire Horse · 丙午

Fire is both the year element and the Horse’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Fire.

Solar term

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

since 24 September 1906

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 11 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1906-09-28

The daily almanac & observances

28 September 1906
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Dark Warrior 玄武 · 黑道

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

Traditionally suitable

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜

Traditionally avoid

  • None listed
Inside this lunar month

Month 8 · 30 days

18 September 190617 October 1906. 19 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Mid-Autumn Festival

2 October 1906 · Among Chinese communities in Singapore, families may share mooncakes, pomelo and tea while children carry lanterns, with household practices varying.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

September 1906 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 7/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 7/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 8/8

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

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Wood Pig · 乙亥— 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.
  • Yang Water · Rén (primary)
  • Yang Wood · Jiǎ (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Fire Rooster · 丁酉— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Fire Horse · 丙午Fire reinforces Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Mountain-top Fire · 山头火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Snake · 己巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Neck · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Dragon creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Full · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northwest (西北)
  • Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
  • Wealth 财神: Northeast (东北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against planting, saying even many plants may not grow.乙不栽植千株不长The verse cautions against marriage, saying it may disadvantage the groom.亥不嫁娶不利新郎Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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