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Chinese calendar, 28 September 1975

28 September 1975 is lunar month 8, day 23, 1975, the Wood Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Ox. 24 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; last quarter.

Solar term

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

Since 23 September 1975

28

Sunday

September 1975

Lunar date

8th Month · 23rd Day

一九七五廿三

Year of the

Wood Rabbit

Yin Wood Rabbit · 乙卯

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

Solar term

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

since 23 September 1975

Moon phase

Last quarter

19:46 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1975-09-28

The daily almanac & observances

28 September 1975
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Gou Chen 勾陈 · 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

6 September 19754 October 1975. 6 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Double Ninth Festival

13 October 1975 · 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 1975 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 8/7

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 8/15

  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 1975
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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 Fire Ox · 丁丑— 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.
  • Yin Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (middle)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Wood Rooster · 乙酉— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Wood Rabbit · 乙卯Wood reinforces Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Ravine Water · 涧下水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Ox · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Goat · 辛未— 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
Settle · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: South (正南)
  • Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
  • 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 cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮The verse cautions against ceremonial dress, saying the wearer may not return home.丑不冠带主不还乡Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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