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Chinese calendar, 14 August 1914

14 August 1914 is lunar month 6, day 23, 1914, the Wood Tiger year. The day pillar is Yang Water Monkey. 17 named Yi activities; 6 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; last quarter.

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

Since 8 August 1914

14

Friday

August 1914

Lunar date

6th Month · 23rd Day

一九一四年六月廿三

Year of the

Wood Tiger

Yang Wood Tiger · 甲寅

Wood is both the year element and the Tiger’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Wood.

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

since 8 August 1914

Moon phase

Last quarter

08:56 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1914-08-14

The daily almanac & observances

14 August 1914
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Prison 天牢 · 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

Month 6 · 29 days

23 July 1914–20 August 1914. 6 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

27 August 1914 · 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

August 1914 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 6/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 7/8

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
Yang Water Monkey · 壬申— 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 Metal · Gēng 庚 (primary)
  • Yang Water · Rén 壬 (middle)
  • Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Water Monkey · 壬申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Wood Tiger · 甲寅— Wood reinforces Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sword-edge Metal · 剑锋金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · 猴— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Ghost · 鬼— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace (南) · Goat creature (羊) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
Day officer 建除
Establish · 建— 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: 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 drawing water, saying trouble may be hard to guard against.壬不泱水更难提防The verse cautions against positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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