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Chinese calendar, 25 August 1977

25 August 1977 is lunar month 7, day 11, 1977, the Fire Snake year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Tiger. 2 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

Since 23 August 1977

25

Thursday

August 1977

Lunar date

7th Month · 11th Day

一九七七十一

Year of the

Fire Snake

Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳

Fire is both the year element and the Snake’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Fire.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

since 23 August 1977

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 11 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1977-08-25

The daily almanac & observances

25 August 1977
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Punishment 天刑 · 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 7 · 29 days

15 August 197712 September 1977. 18 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Ghost Festival

29 August 1977 · 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

August 1977 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 7/8

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 7/15

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 August 1977
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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 Wood Tiger · 甲寅— 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 Wood · Jiǎ (primary)
  • Yang Fire · Bǐng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳Fire reinforces Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Stream Water · 大溪水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Tiger · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Horn · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Flood dragon creature () · traditionally favourable ()
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: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • 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 opening a storehouse, saying possessions may be lost.甲不开仓财物耗散The verse cautions against ritual offerings, saying spirits may not receive them.寅不祭祀神鬼不尝Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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