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Chinese calendar, 9 September 1958

9 September 1958 is lunar month 7, day 26, 1958, the Earth Dog year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Ox. 24 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Báilù · White Dew

Since 8 September 1958

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Tuesday

September 1958

Lunar date

7th Month · 26th Day

一九五八廿六

Year of the

Earth Dog

Yang Earth Dog · 戊戌

Earth is both the year element and the Dog’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Earth.

Solar term

Báilù · White Dew

since 8 September 1958

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 26 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1958-09-09

The daily almanac & observances

9 September 1958
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Gou Chen 勾陈 · 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

15 August 195812 September 1958. 3 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Mid-Autumn Festival

27 September 1958 · 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 1958 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 7/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 8/8

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 8/16

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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for September 1958
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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 Earth Ox · 己丑— 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 · (primary)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (middle)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Metal Rooster · 辛酉— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Earth Dog · 戊戌Earth reinforces Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Thunderbolt Fire · 霹雳火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Ox · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Goat · 癸未— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Turtle Beak · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Monkey creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Settle · — 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: 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 handling agreements, saying both parties may lose.己不破券二比并亡The verse cautions against ceremonial dress, saying the wearer may not return home.丑不冠带主不还乡Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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