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Chinese calendar, 18 October 1918

18 October 1918 is lunar month 9, day 14, 1918, the Earth Horse year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Dog. 2 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Hánlù · Cold Dew

Since 9 October 1918

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Friday

October 1918

Lunar date

9th Month · 14th Day

一九一八十四

Year of the

Earth Horse

Yang Earth Horse · 戊午

Fire generates Earth in the Five Phases, so the Horse’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Hánlù · Cold Dew

since 9 October 1918

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 14 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1918-10-18

The daily almanac & observances

18 October 1918
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

White Tiger 白虎 · 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

Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 9 · 30 days

5 October 19183 November 1918. 16 days remain after this date.

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Winter Solstice

22 December 1918 · In parts of northern China people eat dumplings, while Shanghai and some southern communities favour tangyuan; other foods and rites vary locally.

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October 1918 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 9/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 9/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 9/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 9/23

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
Yang Earth Dog · 戊戌— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (middle)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Water Dog · 壬戌— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Earth Horse · 戊午Fire generates Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Level-ground Wood · 平地木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Dog · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Dragon · 壬辰— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Ox · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Ox creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Establish · — 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: North (正北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against accepting land, saying it may be inauspicious for the owner.戊不受田田主不祥The verse cautions against eating dog meat, saying strange disturbances may reach the bed.戌不吃犬作怪上床Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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