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Chinese calendar, 7 July 1908

7 July 1908 is lunar month 6, day 9, 1908, the Earth Monkey year. The day pillar is Yin Water Pig. 2 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; first quarter.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

Since 7 July 1908

7

Tuesday

July 1908

Lunar date

6th Month · 9th Day

一九〇八初九

Year of the

Earth Monkey

Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申

Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Monkey’s fixed element.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

since 7 July 1908

Moon phase

First quarter

04:25 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1908-07-07

The daily almanac & observances

7 July 1908
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Bright Hall 明堂 · 黄道

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

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Inside this lunar month

Month 6 · 29 days

29 June 190827 July 1908. 20 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

3 August 1908 · 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 1908 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 6/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 6/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/22

  4. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

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 Water Pig · 癸亥— 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 Earth Goat · 己未— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Sea Water · 大海水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Tail · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Tiger creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Settle · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • Wealth 财神: South (正南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against lawsuits, saying one’s case may be weaker than the opponent’s.癸不词讼理弱敌强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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