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Chinese calendar, 7 September 1940

7 September 1940 is lunar month 8, day 6, 1940, the Metal Dragon year. The day pillar is Yin Water Ox. 6 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

Since 23 August 1940

7

Saturday

September 1940

Lunar date

8th Month · 6th Day

一九四〇初六

Year of the

Metal Dragon

Yang Metal Dragon · 庚辰

Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the Dragon’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

since 23 August 1940

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 6 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1940-09-07

The daily almanac & observances

7 September 1940
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.

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Inside this lunar month

Month 8 · 29 days

2 September 194030 September 1940. 23 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Mid-Autumn Festival

16 September 1940 · Among Chinese communities in Singapore, families may share mooncakes, pomelo and tea while children carry lanterns, with household practices varying.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

September 1940 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 8/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 8/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 8/24

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 Water Ox · 癸丑— 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 Wood Monkey · 甲申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Metal Dragon · 庚辰Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Mulberry Wood · 桑柘木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Ox · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Goat · 丁未— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Willow · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Roe deer 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: 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 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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