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Chinese calendar, 10 July 1936

10 July 1936 is lunar month 5, day 22, 1936, the Fire Rat year. The day pillar is Yin Water Snake. 19 named Yi activities; 7 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

Since 7 July 1936

10

Friday

July 1936

Lunar date

5th Month · 22nd Day

一九三六年五月廿二

Year of the

Fire Rat

Yang Fire Rat · 丙子

Water restrains Fire in the Five Phases, so the Rat’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

since 7 July 1936

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 22 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1936-07-10

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10 July 1936
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 5 · 29 days

19 June 1936–17 July 1936. 7 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

23 August 1936 · Across documented Chinese traditions, women and girls have set out seasonal fruit and held needlework or other skill contests, though forms differ sharply by region and many have faded.

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July 1936 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 5/17

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/24

  3. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 6/9

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

Each result below names this date’s position and explains what the term means.

Day pillar 日柱
Yin Water Snake · 癸巳— 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 Fire · Bǐng 丙 (primary)
  • Yang Metal · Gēng 庚 (middle)
  • Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Wood Goat · 乙未— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Fire Rat · 丙子— Water controls Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Long-flowing Water · 长流水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · 蛇— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Pig · 丁亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Bond · 娄— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Dog creature (狗) · traditionally favourable (吉)
Day officer 建除
Open · 开— 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: South (正南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against lawsuits, saying one’s case may be weaker than the opponent’s.癸不词讼理弱敌强The verse cautions against long travel, saying possessions may be hidden or lost.巳不远行财物伏藏Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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