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Chinese calendar, 27 October 1960

27 October 1960 is lunar month 9, day 8, 1960, the Metal Rat year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Rat. 11 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; first quarter.

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

Since 23 October 1960

27

Thursday

October 1960

Lunar date

9th Month · 8th Day

一九六〇初八

Year of the

Metal Rat

Yang Metal Rat · 庚子

Metal generates Water in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Rat’s fixed element.

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

since 23 October 1960

Moon phase

First quarter

15:34 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1960-10-27

The daily almanac & observances

27 October 1960
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.

Inside this lunar month

Month 9 · 30 days

20 October 196018 November 1960. 22 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Double Ninth Festival

28 October 1960 · In Hong Kong, families may visit ancestral graves or hike and picnic in the hills on Chung Yeung, while observance varies across communities.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

October 1960 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 8/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 8/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 9/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 9/8

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

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Day pillar 日柱
Yang Earth Rat · 戊子— 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 Water · Guǐ (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Fire Dog · 丙戌— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Metal Rat · 庚子Metal generates Water; 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
Rat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Horse · 壬午— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Legs · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Wolf creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Full · — 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 divination, saying it may invite trouble.子不问卜自惹祸殃Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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