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Chinese calendar, 7 July 1938

7 July 1938 is lunar month 6, day 10, 1938, the Earth Tiger year. The day pillar is Yang Metal Rat. 0 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Xiàzhì · Summer Solstice

Since 22 June 1938

7

Thursday

July 1938

Lunar date

6th Month · 10th Day

一九三八初十

Year of the

Earth Tiger

Yang Earth Tiger · 戊寅

Wood restrains Earth in the Five Phases, so the Tiger’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.

Solar term

Xiàzhì · Summer Solstice

since 22 June 1938

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 10 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1938-07-07

The daily almanac & observances

7 July 1938
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Golden Coffer 金匮 · 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

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜

Traditionally avoid

  • None listed
Inside this lunar month

Month 6 · 29 days

28 June 193826 July 1938. 19 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

2 August 1938 · 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.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

July 1938 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 6/7

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 6/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

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 Metal Rat · 庚子— 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 Water · Guǐ (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Horse · 戊午— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Earth Tiger · 戊寅Wood controls Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Wall Earth · 壁上土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Rat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Wood Horse · 甲午— 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: Northwest (西北)
  • Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
  • Wealth 财神: East (正东)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against setting warp and weft, saying the loom may stand empty.庚不经络织机虚张The verse cautions against divination, saying it may invite trouble.子不问卜自惹祸殃Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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