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Chinese calendar, 22 October 1914

22 October 1914 is lunar month 9, day 4, 1914, the Wood Tiger year. The day pillar is Yin Metal Snake. 9 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Hánlù · Cold Dew

Since 9 October 1914

22

Thursday

October 1914

Lunar date

9th Month · 4th Day

一九一四初四

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

Hánlù · Cold Dew

since 9 October 1914

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 4 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1914-10-22

The daily almanac & observances

22 October 1914
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.

Inside this lunar month

Month 9 · 29 days

19 October 191416 November 1914. 25 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Double Ninth Festival

27 October 1914 · In Hong Kong, families may visit ancestral graves or hike and picnic in the hills on Chung Yeung, while observance varies across communities.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

October 1914 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 8/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 8/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 9/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 9/8

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 Metal Snake · 辛巳— 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 Fire · Bǐng (primary)
  • Yang Metal · Gēng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Wood Dog · 甲戌— 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
White Wax Metal · 白蜡金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Wood Pig · 乙亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Dipper · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Xiezhi creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Danger · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southwest (西南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
  • Wealth 财神: East (正东)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against making sauce, saying the household may not taste it.辛不合酱主人不尝The verse cautions against long travel, saying possessions may be hidden or lost.巳不远行财物伏藏Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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