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Chinese calendar, 1 September 1974

1 September 1974 is lunar month 7, day 15, 1974, the Wood Tiger year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Snake. 7 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

Since 23 August 1974

1

Sunday

September 1974

Lunar date

7th Month · 15th Day

一九七四十五

Year of the

Wood Tiger

Yang Wood Tiger · 甲寅

Wood is both the year element and the Tiger’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Wood.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

since 23 August 1974

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 15 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1974-09-01

The daily almanac & observances

1 September 1974
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Heavenly Virtue 天德 · 黄道

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 7 · 29 days

18 August 197415 September 1974. 14 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Ghost Festival · 中元节

In Hong Kong's Cheung Chau Yu Lan tradition, communities offer food to wandering ghosts and perform rites including burning a Ghost Master effigy; other Yu Lan traditions use different sequences.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

September 1974 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 7/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 7/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 8/8

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 1974
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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
Yin Wood Snake · 乙巳— 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 (primary)
  • Yang Metal · Gēng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Water Monkey · 壬申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Wood Tiger · 甲寅Wood reinforces Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Covered-lamp Fire · 覆灯火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Pig · 己亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Room · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Rabbit creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Receive · — 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: Northeast (东北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against planting, saying even many plants may not grow.乙不栽植千株不长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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