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Chinese calendar, 18 September 1961

18 September 1961 is lunar month 8, day 9, 1961, the Metal Ox year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Tiger. 8 named Yi activities; 7 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; first quarter.

Solar term

Báilù · White Dew

Since 8 September 1961

18

Monday

September 1961

Lunar date

8th Month · 9th Day

一九六一初九

Year of the

Metal Ox

Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑

Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the Ox’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Báilù · White Dew

since 8 September 1961

Moon phase

First quarter

04:23 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1961-09-18

The daily almanac & observances

18 September 1961
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Azure Dragon 青龙 · 黄道

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 8 · 30 days

10 September 19619 October 1961. 21 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Mid-Autumn Festival

24 September 1961 · 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 1961 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 7/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 8/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 8/15

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 1961
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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yang Wood Tiger · 甲寅— 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 Wood · Jiǎ (primary)
  • Yang Fire · Bǐng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Fire Rooster · 丁酉— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Stream Water · 大溪水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Tiger · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Heart · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Fox creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Hold · — 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 ritual offerings, saying spirits may not receive them.寅不祭祀神鬼不尝Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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