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Chinese calendar, 8 August 1987

8 August 1987 is lunar leap month 6, day 14, 1987, the Fire Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Ox. 12 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

Since 8 August 1987

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Saturday

August 1987

Lunar date

Leap 6th Month · 14th Day

一九八七闰六十四

Leap month

Year of the

Fire Rabbit

Yin Fire Rabbit · 丁卯

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

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

since 8 August 1987

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 14 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1987-08-08

The daily almanac & observances

8 August 1987
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

Leap month 6 · 29 days

26 July 198723 August 1987. 15 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

30 August 1987 · 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 1987 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar leap 6/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar leap 6/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar leap 6/22

  4. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

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
Yin Earth Ox · 己丑— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (middle)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Fire Rabbit · 丁卯Wood generates Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Thunderbolt Fire · 霹雳火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Ox · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Goat · 癸未— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Willow · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Roe deer creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Hold · — 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: 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 handling agreements, saying both parties may lose.己不破券二比并亡The verse cautions against ceremonial dress, saying the wearer may not return home.丑不冠带主不还乡Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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