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Chinese calendar, 13 August 1985

13 August 1985 is lunar month 6, day 27, 1985, the Wood Ox year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Monkey. 10 named Yi activities; 6 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

Since 7 August 1985

13

Tuesday

August 1985

Lunar date

6th Month · 27th Day

一九八五廿七

Year of the

Wood Ox

Yin Wood Ox · 乙丑

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

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

since 7 August 1985

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 27 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1985-08-13

The daily almanac & observances

13 August 1985
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Prison 天牢 · 黑道

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 6 · 29 days

18 July 198515 August 1985. 2 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

22 August 1985 · 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

August 1985 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 6/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 7/8

  5. 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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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 Monkey · 甲申— 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 Metal · Gēng (primary)
  • Yang Water · Rén (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Wood Monkey · 甲申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Wood Ox · 乙丑Wood controls Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Spring Water · 泉中水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Earth Tiger · 戊寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Wings · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Snake creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
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: 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 positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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