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Chinese calendar, 12 July 1976

12 July 1976 is lunar month 6, day 16, 1976, the Fire Dragon year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Ox. 3 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

Since 7 July 1976

12

Monday

July 1976

Lunar date

6th Month · 16th Day

一九七六十六

Year of the

Fire Dragon

Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰

Fire generates Earth in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Dragon’s fixed element.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

since 7 July 1976

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 16 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1976-07-12

The daily almanac & observances

12 July 1976
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Vermilion Bird 朱雀 · 黑道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Inside this lunar month

Month 6 · 30 days

27 June 197626 July 1976. 14 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

2 August 1976 · Across documented Chinese traditions, women and girls have set out seasonal fruit and held needlework or other skill contests, though forms differ sharply by region and many have faded.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

July 1976 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 6/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 6/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

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 July 1976
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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 Ox · 乙丑— 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 Goat · 乙未— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰Fire generates Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sea Metal · 海中金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Ox · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Goat · 己未— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Rooftop · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Swallow creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Break · — 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 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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