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Chinese calendar, 20 August 1941

20 August 1941 is lunar leap month 6, day 28, 1941, the Metal Snake year. The day pillar is Yang Metal Rat. 7 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

Since 8 August 1941

20

Wednesday

August 1941

Lunar date

Leap 6th Month · 28th Day

一九四一闰六廿八

Leap month

Year of the

Metal Snake

Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳

Fire restrains Metal in the Five Phases, so the Snake’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

since 8 August 1941

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 28 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1941-08-20

The daily almanac & observances

20 August 1941
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Azure Dragon 青龙 · 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

Leap month 6 · 30 days

24 July 194122 August 1941. 2 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

29 August 1941 · 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 1941 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar leap 6/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar leap 6/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 7/7

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 Fire Monkey · 丙申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳Fire controls Metal; 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
Winnowing Basket · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Leopard creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Settle · — 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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