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Chinese calendar, 15 July 1968

15 July 1968 is lunar month 6, day 20, 1968, the Earth Monkey year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Dog. 2 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

Since 7 July 1968

15

Monday

July 1968

Lunar date

6th Month · 20th Day

一九六八二十

Year of the

Earth Monkey

Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申

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

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

since 7 July 1968

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 20 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1968-07-15

The daily almanac & observances

15 July 1968
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.

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

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

Month 6 · 29 days

26 June 196824 July 1968. 9 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

31 July 1968 · 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 1968 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 6/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 6/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/22

  4. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

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 Fire Dog · 丙戌— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (middle)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Goat · 己未— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Roof Earth · 屋上土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Dog · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Dragon · 庚辰— 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
Balance · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southwest (西南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
  • Wealth 财神: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against repairing a stove, saying misfortune may follow.丙不修灶必见灾殃The verse cautions against eating dog meat, saying strange disturbances may reach the bed.戌不吃犬作怪上床Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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