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Chinese calendar, 12 October 1929

12 October 1929 is lunar month 9, day 10, 1929, the Earth Snake year. The day pillar is Yang Metal Tiger. 10 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Hánlù · Cold Dew

Since 9 October 1929

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Saturday

October 1929

Lunar date

9th Month · 10th Day

一九二九初十

Year of the

Earth Snake

Yin Earth Snake · 己巳

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

Solar term

Hánlù · Cold Dew

since 9 October 1929

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 10 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1929-10-12

The daily almanac & observances

12 October 1929
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Controller of Destiny 司命 · 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

3 October 192931 October 1929. 19 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

22 December 1929 · In parts of northern China people eat dumplings, while Shanghai and some southern communities favour tangyuan; other foods and rites vary locally.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

October 1929 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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for October 1929
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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅— 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 (primary)
  • Yang Fire · Bǐng (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
Yin Earth Snake · 己巳Fire generates Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Pine and Cypress Wood · 松柏木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Tiger · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Wood Monkey · 甲申— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Stomach · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Boar creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Settle · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northwest (西北)
  • Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
  • 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 setting warp and weft, saying the loom may stand empty.庚不经络织机虚张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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