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Chinese calendar, 12 August 1944

12 August 1944 is lunar month 6, day 24, 1944, the Wood Monkey year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Monkey. 16 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

Since 8 August 1944

12

Saturday

August 1944

Lunar date

6th Month · 24th Day

一九四四年六月廿四

Year of the

Wood Monkey

Yang Wood Monkey · 甲申

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

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

since 8 August 1944

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 24 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1944-08-12

The daily almanac & observances

12 August 1944
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Prison 天牢 · 黑道

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

Inside this lunar month

Month 6 · 30 days

20 July 1944–18 August 1944. 6 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

25 August 1944 · 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 1944 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 6/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 7/9

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
Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申— 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 Water Monkey · 壬申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Wood Monkey · 甲申— Metal controls Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Post-road Earth · 大驿土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · 猴— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Root · 氐— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace (东) · Raccoon dog creature (貉) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
Day officer 建除
Establish · 建— 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: North (正北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against accepting land, saying it may be inauspicious for the owner.戊不受田田主不祥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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