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Chinese calendar, 24 September 1983

24 September 1983 is lunar month 8, day 18, 1983, the Water Pig year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Rabbit. 0 named Yi activities; 1 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

Since 23 September 1983

24

Saturday

September 1983

Lunar date

8th Month · 18th Day

一九八三十八

Year of the

Water Pig

Yin Water Pig · 癸亥

Water is both the year element and the Pig’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Water.

Solar term

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

since 23 September 1983

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 18 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1983-09-24

The daily almanac & observances

24 September 1983
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.

Traditionally suitable

  • No other activities recommended馀事勿取

Traditionally avoid

  • Visit the sick探病
Inside this lunar month

Month 8 · 29 days

7 September 19835 October 1983. 11 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Double Ninth Festival

14 October 1983 · 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 1983 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 8/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 8/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 8/24

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 1983
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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 Rabbit · 乙卯— 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 Wood · (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Metal Rooster · 辛酉— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Water Pig · 癸亥Water reinforces Water; 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
Rabbit · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Rooster · 己酉— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Girl · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Bat 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 digging a well, saying the water may not be sweet.卯不穿井水泉不香Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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