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Chinese calendar, 23 August 1936

23 August 1936 is lunar month 7, day 7, 1936, the Fire Rat year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Ox. 9 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

Since 23 August 1936

23

Sunday

August 1936

Lunar date

7th Month · 7th Day

一九三六初七

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

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

since 23 August 1936

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 7 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1936-08-23

The daily almanac & observances

23 August 1936
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Bright Hall 明堂 · 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 7 · 30 days

17 August 193615 September 1936. 23 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Qixi · 七夕

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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August 1936 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 6/17

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/24

  3. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 7/9

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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for September 1936
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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑— 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 · (primary)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (middle)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申— 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
Ravine Water · 涧下水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Ox · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Goat · 辛未— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Room · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Rabbit creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Hold · — 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 ceremonial dress, saying the wearer may not return home.丑不冠带主不还乡Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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