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Chinese calendar, 8 March 1986

8 March 1986 is lunar month 1, day 28, 1986, the Fire Tiger year. The day pillar is Yin Metal Pig. 17 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Jīngzhé · Awakening of Insects

Since 6 March 1986

8

Saturday

March 1986

Lunar date

1st Month · 28th Day

一九八六廿八

Year of the

Fire Tiger

Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅

Wood generates Fire in the Five Phases, so the Tiger’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Jīngzhé · Awakening of Insects

since 6 March 1986

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 28 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1986-03-08

The daily almanac & observances

8 March 1986
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Dark Warrior 玄武 · 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 1 · 29 days

9 February 19869 March 1986. 1 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 1986 · In China, Qingming is commonly marked by tending graves and honouring ancestors, while spring outings form another long-standing strand of the day.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

March 1986 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 2/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 2/10

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 2/17

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 April 1986
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Calendar terms explained

This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Metal Pig · 辛亥— 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 Water · Rén (primary)
  • Yang Wood · Jiǎ (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Metal Rabbit · 辛卯— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅Wood generates Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Hairpin and Bracelet Metal · 钗钏金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Wood Snake · 乙巳— 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
Complete · — 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 marriage, saying it may disadvantage the groom.亥不嫁娶不利新郎Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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