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Chinese calendar, 8 October 1940
8 October 1940 is lunar month 9, day 8, 1940, the Metal Dragon year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Monkey. 11 named Yi activities; 6 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; first quarter.
Tuesday
October 1940
Lunar date
9th Month · 8th Day
一九四〇年九月初八
Year of the
Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the Dragon’s fixed element supports the year element.
Moon phase
14:18 · UTC+8
Daily almanac · 1940-10-08
The daily almanac & observances
甲申 Yang Wood Monkey
The stem gives Wood; the branch gives Monkey.
Read this stem against your Day Master →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
- Open a business or market开市
- Open a storehouse开仓
- Dispatch goods or funds出货财
- Set up a bed安床
- Install a door安门
- Burial安葬
Medical care should follow clinical need; do not postpone treatment because of an almanac entry.
Month 9 · 30 days
1 October 1940–30 October 1940. 22 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Double Ninth Festival
9 October 1940 · In Hong Kong, families may visit ancestral graves or hike and picnic in the hills on Chung Yeung, while observance varies across communities.
The Moon this month · UTC+8
October 1940 moon phases
New moon
Lunar 9/1
First quarter
Lunar 9/8
Full moon
Lunar 9/16
Last quarter
Lunar 9/24
New moon
Lunar 10/1
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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Calendar terms explained
This day in the traditional cycles
Each result below names this date’s position and explains what the term means.
- Day pillar 日柱
- Yang Wood Monkey · 甲申— 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 Metal · Gēng 庚 (primary)
- Yang Water · Rén 壬 (middle)
- Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
- Month pillar 月柱
- Yang Fire Dog · 丙戌— 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
- Spring Water · 泉中水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
- Day animal 生肖
- Monkey · 猴— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yang Earth Tiger · 戊寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Wings · 翼— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace (南) · Snake creature (蛇) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
- 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: Northeast (东北)
- Blessing 福神: North (正北)
- Wealth 财神: Northeast (东北)
- Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
- The verse cautions against opening a storehouse, saying possessions may be lost.甲不开仓财物耗散The verse cautions against positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.
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