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Chinese calendar, 14 August 1932

14 August 1932 is lunar month 7, day 13, 1932, the Water Monkey year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Goat. 15 named Yi activities; 6 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

Since 8 August 1932

14

Sunday

August 1932

Lunar date

7th Month · 13th Day

一九三二年七月十三

Year of the

Water Monkey

Yang Water Monkey · 壬申

Metal generates Water in the Five Phases, so the Monkey’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

since 8 August 1932

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 13 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1932-08-14

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14 August 1932
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Jade Hall 玉堂 · 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 7 · 30 days

2 August 1932–31 August 1932. 17 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Ghost Festival

16 August 1932 · In Hong Kong's Cheung Chau Yu Lan tradition, communities offer food to wandering ghosts and perform rites including burning a Ghost Master effigy; other Yu Lan traditions use different sequences.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

August 1932 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 7/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 7/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 7/23

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 July 1932
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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
Yin Fire Goat · 丁未— 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.
  • Yin Earth · Jǐ 己 (primary)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng 丁 (middle)
  • Yin Wood · Yǐ 乙 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Monkey · 壬申— Metal generates Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Heavenly River Water · 天河水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Goat · 羊— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Hairy Head · 昴— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Rooster creature (鸡) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
Day officer 建除
Close · 闭— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: South (正南)
  • Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
  • 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 cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮The verse cautions against taking medicine, saying harm may enter the body.未不服药毒气入肠Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.Do not skip or delay prescribed medicine because of a traditional verse.

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