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Chinese calendar, 26 September 1972

26 September 1972 is lunar month 8, day 19, 1972, the Water Rat year. The day pillar is Yang Metal Monkey. 18 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

Since 23 September 1972

26

Tuesday

September 1972

Lunar date

8th Month · 19th Day

一九七二十九

Year of the

Water Rat

Yang Water Rat · 壬子

Water is both the year element and the Rat’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Water.

Solar term

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

since 23 September 1972

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 19 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1972-09-26

The daily almanac & observances

26 September 1972
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

White Tiger 白虎 · 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

8 September 19726 October 1972. 10 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Double Ninth Festival

15 October 1972 · 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

September 1972 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 8/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 8/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 8/23

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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for September 1972
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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 Metal Monkey · 庚申— 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 Metal · Gēng (primary)
  • Yang Water · Rén (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Rooster · 己酉— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Rat · 壬子Water reinforces Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Pomegranate Wood · 石榴木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Wood Tiger · 甲寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Wings · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Snake creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Close · — 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: East (正东)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against setting warp and weft, saying the loom may stand empty.庚不经络织机虚张The verse cautions against positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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