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Chinese calendar, 31 October 1927

31 October 1927 is lunar month 10, day 7, 1927, the Fire Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Dog. 2 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

Since 24 October 1927

31

Monday

October 1927

Lunar date

10th Month · 7th Day

一九二七初七

Year of the

Fire Rabbit

Yin Fire Rabbit · 丁卯

Wood generates Fire in the Five Phases, so the Rabbit’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

since 24 October 1927

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 7 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1927-10-31

The daily almanac & observances

31 October 1927
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 10 · 30 days

25 October 192723 November 1927. 23 days remain after this date.

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Winter Solstice

23 December 1927 · 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 1927 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 9/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 9/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 9/22

  4. New moon

    Lunar 10/1

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

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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 Metal Dog · 庚戌— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Fire Rabbit · 丁卯Wood generates Fire; 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
Heart · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Fox 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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