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Chinese calendar, 26 August 1970
26 August 1970 is lunar month 7, day 25, 1970, the Metal Dog year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Tiger. 3 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.
Wednesday
August 1970
Lunar date
7th Month · 25th Day
一九七〇年七月廿五
Year of the
Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the Dog’s fixed element supports the year element.
Moon phase
Lunar day 25 · between principal phases
Daily almanac · 1970-08-26
The daily almanac & observances
戊寅 Yang Earth Tiger
The stem gives Earth; the branch gives Tiger.
Read this stem against your Day Master →Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.
宜 Traditionally suitable
- Bathe沐浴
- Demolish a building破屋
- Demolish a wall坏垣
- No other activities recommended馀事勿取
忌 Traditionally avoid
Month 7 · 30 days
2 August 1970–31 August 1970. 5 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Mid-Autumn Festival
15 September 1970 · 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 1970 moon phases
New moon
Lunar 7/1
First quarter
Lunar 7/9
Full moon
Lunar 7/16
Last quarter
Lunar 7/23
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 Earth Tiger · 戊寅— 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 Wood · Jiǎ 甲 (primary)
- Yang Fire · Bǐng 丙 (middle)
- Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
- Month pillar 月柱
- Yang Wood Monkey · 甲申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
- Year pillar 年柱
- Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌— Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
- Day Na Yin 纳音
- City-wall Earth · 城头土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
- Day animal 生肖
- Tiger · 虎— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yang Water Monkey · 壬申— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Three Stars · 参— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Ape creature (猿) · traditionally favourable (吉)
- Day officer 建除
- Break · 破— 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)
- 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 ritual offerings, saying spirits may not receive them.寅不祭祀神鬼不尝Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.
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