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Chinese calendar, 8 September 1919

8 September 1919 is lunar leap month 7, day 15, 1919, the Earth Goat year. The day pillar is Yin Water Pig. 5 named Yi activities; 10 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

Since 24 August 1919

8

Monday

September 1919

Lunar date

Leap 7th Month · 15th Day

一九一九闰七十五

Leap month

Year of the

Earth Goat

Yin Earth Goat · 己未

Earth is both the year element and the Goat’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Earth.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

since 24 August 1919

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 15 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1919-09-08

The daily almanac & observances

8 September 1919
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Gou Chen 勾陈 · 黑道

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

Medical care should follow clinical need; do not postpone treatment because of an almanac entry.

Inside this lunar month

Leap month 7 · 30 days

25 August 191923 September 1919. 15 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Mid-Autumn Festival

8 October 1919 · 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 1919 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar leap 7/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar leap 7/17

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar leap 7/24

  4. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

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
Yang Water Monkey · 壬申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Earth Goat · 己未Earth reinforces Earth; 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
Extended Net · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Deer creature (鹿) · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Balance · — 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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