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Chinese calendar, 18 August 1942

18 August 1942 is lunar month 7, day 7, 1942, the Water Horse year. The day pillar is Yin Water Rabbit. 11 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

Since 8 August 1942

18

Tuesday

August 1942

Lunar date

7th Month · 7th Day

一九四二初七

Year of the

Water Horse

Yang Water Horse · 壬午

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

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

since 8 August 1942

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 7 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1942-08-18

The daily almanac & observances

18 August 1942
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Vermilion Bird 朱雀 · 黑道

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 7 · 29 days

12 August 19429 September 1942. 22 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Qixi · 七夕

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 1942 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 7/15

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

Each result below names this date’s position and explains what the term means.

Day pillar 日柱
Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯— 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 Wood · (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Horse · 壬午Water controls Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Gold-leaf Metal · 金箔金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Rabbit · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Rooster · 丁酉— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Tail · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Tiger creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Danger · — 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 digging a well, saying the water may not be sweet.卯不穿井水泉不香Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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