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Chinese calendar, 29 August 1965

29 August 1965 is lunar month 8, day 3, 1965, the Wood Snake year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Rabbit. 8 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

Since 23 August 1965

29

Sunday

August 1965

Lunar date

8th Month · 3rd Day

一九六五初三

Year of the

Wood Snake

Yin Wood Snake · 乙巳

Wood generates Fire in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Snake’s fixed element.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

since 23 August 1965

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 3 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1965-08-29

The daily almanac & observances

29 August 1965
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Vermilion Bird 朱雀 · 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 8 · 29 days

27 August 196524 September 1965. 26 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Mid-Autumn Festival

10 September 1965 · 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

August 1965 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 7/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 7/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 7/24

  4. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

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

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Wood Rabbit · 乙卯— 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 Wood · (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Wood Monkey · 甲申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Wood Snake · 乙巳Wood generates Fire; 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
Rabbit · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Rooster · 己酉— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Hairy Head · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Rooster creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Danger · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northwest (西北)
  • Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
  • 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 planting, saying even many plants may not grow.乙不栽植千株不长The verse cautions against digging a well, saying the water may not be sweet.卯不穿井水泉不香Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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