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Chinese calendar, 1 October 1965

1 October 1965 is lunar month 9, day 7, 1965, the Wood Snake year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Rat. 4 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

Since 23 September 1965

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Friday

October 1965

Lunar date

9th Month · 7th Day

一九六五初七

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

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

since 23 September 1965

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 7 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1965-10-01

The daily almanac & observances

1 October 1965
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Controller of Destiny 司命 · 黄道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Inside this lunar month

Month 9 · 29 days

25 September 196523 October 1965. 22 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Double Ninth Festival

3 October 1965 · 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 1965 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 9/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 9/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 9/24

  4. New moon

    Lunar 10/1

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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for October 1965
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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
Yin Wood Rooster · 乙酉— 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
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
Ghost · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Goat creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Balance · — 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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