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Chinese calendar, 1 September 1956

1 September 1956 is lunar month 7, day 27, 1956, the Fire Monkey year. The day pillar is Yin Metal Goat. 16 named Yi activities; 6 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

Since 23 August 1956

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Saturday

September 1956

Lunar date

7th Month · 27th Day

一九五六年七月廿七

Year of the

Fire Monkey

Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申

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

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

since 23 August 1956

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 27 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1956-09-01

The daily almanac & observances

1 September 1956
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Jade Hall 玉堂 · 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.

Inside this lunar month

Month 7 · 30 days

6 August 1956–4 September 1956. 3 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Mid-Autumn Festival

19 September 1956 · Among Chinese communities in Singapore, families may share mooncakes, pomelo and tea while children carry lanterns, with household practices varying.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

September 1956 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 8/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 8/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 8/23

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
Yin Metal Goat · 辛未— 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 Earth · Jǐ 己 (primary)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng 丁 (middle)
  • Yin Wood · Yǐ 乙 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申— Fire controls Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Roadside Earth · 路旁土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Goat · 羊— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Wood Ox · 乙丑— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Girl · 女— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace (北) · Bat creature (蝠) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
Day officer 建除
Close · 闭— 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: 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 making sauce, saying the household may not taste it.辛不合酱主人不尝The verse cautions against taking medicine, saying harm may enter the body.未不服药毒气入肠Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.Do not skip or delay prescribed medicine because of a traditional verse.

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1 September 1956 corresponds to lunar year 1956, month 7, day 27, in the 丙申 year — the Year of the Monkey. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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