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Chinese calendar, 20 July 1963

20 July 1963 is lunar month 5, day 30, 1963, the Water Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Rat. 7 named Yi activities; 3 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

Since 8 July 1963

20

Saturday

July 1963

Lunar date

5th Month · 30th Day

一九六三三十

Year of the

Water Rabbit

Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯

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

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

since 8 July 1963

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 30 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1963-07-20

The daily almanac & observances

20 July 1963
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Punishment 天刑 · 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 5 · 30 days

21 June 196320 July 1963. This is the final day of the month.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

25 August 1963 · Across documented Chinese traditions, women and girls have set out seasonal fruit and held needlework or other skill contests, though forms differ sharply by region and many have faded.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

July 1963 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 5/17

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/24

  3. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 6/8

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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Calendar terms explained

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 Wood Rat · 甲子— 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
Yin Earth Goat · 己未— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯Water generates Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sea Metal · 海中金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Rat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Earth Horse · 戊午— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Root · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Raccoon dog 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 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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