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Chinese calendar, 25 October 1982

25 October 1982 is lunar month 9, day 9, 1982, the Water Dog year. The day pillar is Yin Metal Snake. 9 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; first quarter.

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

Since 24 October 1982

25

Monday

October 1982

Lunar date

9th Month · 9th Day

一九八二初九

Year of the

Water Dog

Yang Water Dog · 壬戌

Earth restrains Water in the Five Phases, so the Dog’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

since 24 October 1982

Moon phase

First quarter

08:08 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1982-10-25

The daily almanac & observances

25 October 1982
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Bright Hall 明堂 · 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 9 · 29 days

17 October 198214 November 1982. 20 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Double Ninth Festival · 重阳节

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 1982 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 8/17

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 8/24

  3. New moon

    Lunar 9/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 9/9

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 December 1982
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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳— 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 Metal Dog · 庚戌— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Dog · 壬戌Earth controls Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
White Wax Metal · 白蜡金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Wood Pig · 乙亥— 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
Danger · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southwest (西南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
  • Wealth 财神: East (正东)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against making sauce, saying the household may not taste it.辛不合酱主人不尝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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