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Chinese calendar, 26 July 1945

26 July 1945 is lunar month 6, day 18, 1945, the Wood Rooster year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Monkey. 22 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Dàshǔ · Major Heat

Since 23 July 1945

26

Thursday

July 1945

Lunar date

6th Month · 18th Day

一九四五年六月十八

Year of the

Wood Rooster

Yin Wood Rooster · 乙酉

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

Solar term

Dàshǔ · Major Heat

since 23 July 1945

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 18 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1945-07-26

The daily almanac & observances

26 July 1945
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Controller of Destiny 司命 · 黄道

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

Medical care should follow clinical need; do not postpone treatment because of an almanac entry.

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Month 6 · 30 days

9 July 1945–7 August 1945. 12 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

14 August 1945 · 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

July 1945 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/24

  2. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 6/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 6/17

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 Fire Monkey · 丙申— 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
Yin Water Goat · 癸未— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Wood Rooster · 乙酉— Metal controls Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Mountain-foot Fire · 山下火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · 猴— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Legs · 奎— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Wolf creature (狼) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
Day officer 建除
Remove · 除— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southwest (西南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
  • Wealth 财神: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against repairing a stove, saying misfortune may follow.丙不修灶必见灾殃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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