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Chinese calendar, 8 August 1939

8 August 1939 is lunar month 6, day 23, 1939, the Earth Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Ox. 9 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; last quarter.

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

Since 8 August 1939

8

Tuesday

August 1939

Lunar date

6th Month · 23rd Day

一九三九廿三

Year of the

Earth Rabbit

Yin Earth Rabbit · 己卯

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

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

since 8 August 1939

Moon phase

Last quarter

17:18 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1939-08-08

The daily almanac & observances

8 August 1939
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 6 · 29 days

17 July 193914 August 1939. 6 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

21 August 1939 · 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

August 1939 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 7/8

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 7/16

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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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 Water Monkey · 壬申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Earth Rabbit · 己卯Wood controls Earth; 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
Turtle Beak · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Monkey creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
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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