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Chinese calendar, 26 September 1931

26 September 1931 is lunar month 8, day 15, 1931, the Metal Goat year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Monkey. 11 named Yi activities; 7 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

Since 24 September 1931

26

Saturday

September 1931

Lunar date

8th Month · 15th Day

一九三一十五

Year of the

Metal Goat

Yin Metal Goat · 辛未

Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the Goat’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

since 24 September 1931

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 15 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1931-09-26

The daily almanac & observances

26 September 1931
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.

Inside this lunar month

Month 8 · 29 days

12 September 193110 October 1931. 14 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Mid-Autumn Festival · 中秋节

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 1931 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 7/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 8/8

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 8/16

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 September 1931
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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 Wood Monkey · 甲申— 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 Metal · Gēng (primary)
  • Yang Water · Rén (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Fire Rooster · 丁酉— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Goat · 辛未Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Spring Water · 泉中水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Earth Tiger · 戊寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Root · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Raccoon dog creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Close · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • Wealth 财神: Northeast (东北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against opening a storehouse, saying possessions may be lost.甲不开仓财物耗散The verse cautions against positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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