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Chinese calendar, 8 July 1948

8 July 1948 is lunar month 6, day 2, 1948, the Earth Rat year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Horse. 11 named Yi activities; 6 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

Since 7 July 1948

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Thursday

July 1948

Lunar date

6th Month · 2nd Day

一九四八初二

Year of the

Earth Rat

Yang Earth Rat · 戊子

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

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

since 7 July 1948

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 2 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1948-07-08

The daily almanac & observances

8 July 1948
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.

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

Inside this lunar month

Month 6 · 29 days

7 July 19484 August 1948. 27 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

11 August 1948 · 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 1948 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 6/7

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 6/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/23

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 Wood Horse · 甲午— 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 Fire · Dīng (primary)
  • Yin Earth · (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Goat · 己未— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Earth Rat · 戊子Earth controls Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sand Metal · 沙中金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Horse · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Earth Rat · 戊子— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Horn · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Flood dragon creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Close · — 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)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
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 roofing a house, saying its owner may have to make changes.午不苫盖屋主更张Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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