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Chinese calendar, 8 October 1977

8 October 1977 is lunar month 8, day 26, 1977, the Fire Snake year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Dog. 2 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Hánlù · Cold Dew

Since 8 October 1977

8

Saturday

October 1977

Lunar date

8th Month · 26th Day

一九七七廿六

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

Hánlù · Cold Dew

since 8 October 1977

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 26 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1977-10-08

The daily almanac & observances

8 October 1977
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.

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 8 · 30 days

13 September 197712 October 1977. 4 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Double Ninth Festival

21 October 1977 · 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

October 1977 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 8/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 9/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 9/7

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 9/15

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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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yang Earth Dog · 戊戌— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (middle)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌— 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
Level-ground Wood · 平地木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Dog · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Dragon · 壬辰— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Stomach · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Boar creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Establish · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • Wealth 财神: North (正北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against accepting land, saying it may be inauspicious for the owner.戊不受田田主不祥The verse cautions against eating dog meat, saying strange disturbances may reach the bed.戌不吃犬作怪上床Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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