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Chinese calendar, 14 July 1921

14 July 1921 is lunar month 6, day 10, 1921, the Metal Rooster year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Tiger. 17 named Yi activities; 3 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

Since 8 July 1921

14

Thursday

July 1921

Lunar date

6th Month · 10th Day

一九二一年六月初十

Year of the

Metal Rooster

Yin Metal Rooster · 辛酉

Metal is both the year element and the Rooster’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Metal.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

since 8 July 1921

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 10 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1921-07-14

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14 July 1921
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Golden Coffer 金匮 · 黄道

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 · 30 days

5 July 1921–3 August 1921. 20 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

10 August 1921 · 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 1921 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 6/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 6/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/24

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 Earth Tiger · 戊寅— 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 Wood · Jiǎ 甲 (primary)
  • Yang Fire · Bǐng 丙 (middle)
  • Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Wood Goat · 乙未— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Rooster · 辛酉— Metal reinforces Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
City-wall Earth · 城头土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Tiger · 虎— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Monkey · 壬申— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Horn · 角— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace (东) · Flood dragon creature (蛟) · traditionally favourable (吉)
Day officer 建除
Danger · 危— 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 ritual offerings, saying spirits may not receive them.寅不祭祀神鬼不尝Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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