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Chinese calendar, 7 November 1929

7 November 1929 is lunar month 10, day 7, 1929, the Earth Snake year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Dragon. 4 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

Since 24 October 1929

7

Thursday

November 1929

Lunar date

10th Month · 7th Day

一九二九初七

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

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

since 24 October 1929

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 7 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1929-11-07

The daily almanac & observances

7 November 1929
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Azure Dragon 青龙 · 黄道

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

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Inside this lunar month

Month 10 · 30 days

1 November 192930 November 1929. 23 days remain after this date.

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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

November 1929 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 10/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 10/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 10/17

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 10/24

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

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Day pillar 日柱
Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰— 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 Wood · (middle)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (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
Sand Earth · 沙中土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Dragon · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Legs · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Wolf creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Break · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southwest (西南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
  • Wealth 财神: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against repairing a stove, saying misfortune may follow.丙不修灶必见灾殃The verse cautions against weeping, saying another bereavement may follow.辰不哭泣必主重丧Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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