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Chinese calendar, 5 September 1971
5 September 1971 is lunar month 7, day 16, 1971, the Metal Pig year. The day pillar is Yin Water Snake. 21 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; full moon.
Sunday
September 1971
Lunar date
7th Month · 16th Day
一九七一年七月十六
Year of the
Metal generates Water in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Pig’s fixed element.
Moon phase
12:02 · UTC+8
Daily almanac · 1971-09-05
The daily almanac & observances
癸巳 Yin Water Snake
The stem gives Water; the branch gives Snake.
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
- Sculpt or paint sacred images塑绘
- Consecrate a sacred image开光
- Ritual cleansing or removal解除
- Formalize a betrothal agreement订盟
- Make a formal betrothal proposal纳采
- Hold a wedding嫁娶
- Move a sacred altar or flame出火
- Build or renovate修造
- Begin construction earthworks动土
- Move residence移徙
- Move into a new home入宅
- Dismantle a structure拆卸
- Lay a foundation起基
- Install a door安门
- Separate a household分居
- Open a business or market开市
- Trade交易
- Sign a contract立券
- Receive funds纳财
- Acquire livestock纳畜
- Raise livestock牧养
忌 Traditionally avoid
- None listed无
Month 7 · 29 days
21 August 1971–18 September 1971. 13 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Mid-Autumn Festival
3 October 1971 · 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
September 1971 moon phases
Full moon
Lunar 7/16
Last quarter
Lunar 7/23
New moon
Lunar 8/1
First quarter
Lunar 8/10
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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Explore the days around 5 September 1971
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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
- Yin Water Snake · 癸巳— 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 Fire · Bǐng 丙 (primary)
- Yang Metal · Gēng 庚 (middle)
- Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
- Month pillar 月柱
- Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
- Year pillar 年柱
- Yin Metal Pig · 辛亥— Metal generates Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
- Day Na Yin 纳音
- Long-flowing Water · 长流水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
- Day animal 生肖
- Snake · 蛇— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yin Fire Pig · 丁亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Room · 房— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace (东) · Rabbit creature (兔) · traditionally favourable (吉)
- Day officer 建除
- Receive · 收— 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: South (正南)
- Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
- The verse cautions against lawsuits, saying one’s case may be weaker than the opponent’s.癸不词讼理弱敌强The verse cautions against long travel, saying possessions may be hidden or lost.巳不远行财物伏藏Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.
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