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Chinese calendar, 7 September 1962

7 September 1962 is lunar month 8, day 9, 1962, the Water Tiger year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Monkey. 16 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; first quarter.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

Since 23 August 1962

7

Friday

September 1962

Lunar date

8th Month · 9th Day

一九六二年八月初九

Year of the

Water Tiger

Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅

Water generates Wood in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Tiger’s fixed element.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

since 23 August 1962

Moon phase

First quarter

14:45 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1962-09-07

The daily almanac & observances

7 September 1962
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.

宜 Traditionally suitable

忌 Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 8 · 30 days

30 August 1962–28 September 1962. 21 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Mid-Autumn Festival

13 September 1962 · 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 1962 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 8/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 8/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 8/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 9/1

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 Earth Monkey · 戊申— 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 Metal · Gēng 庚 (primary)
  • Yang Water · Rén 壬 (middle)
  • Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅— Water generates Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Post-road Earth · 大驿土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · 猴— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Ghost · 鬼— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace (南) · Goat creature (羊) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
Day officer 建除
Establish · 建— 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 positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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