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Chinese calendar, 3 September 1988

3 September 1988 is lunar month 7, day 23, 1988, the Earth Dragon year. The day pillar is Yin Metal Rooster. 14 named Yi activities; 8 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; last quarter.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

Since 23 August 1988

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Saturday

September 1988

Lunar date

7th Month · 23rd Day

一九八八廿三

Year of the

Earth Dragon

Yang Earth Dragon · 戊辰

Earth is both the year element and the Dragon’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Earth.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

since 23 August 1988

Moon phase

Last quarter

11:50 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1988-09-03

The daily almanac & observances

3 September 1988
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 7 · 30 days

12 August 198810 September 1988. 7 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Mid-Autumn Festival

25 September 1988 · Among Chinese communities in Singapore, families may share mooncakes, pomelo and tea while children carry lanterns, with household practices varying.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

September 1988 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 7/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 8/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 8/16

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 September 1988
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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 Metal Rooster · 辛酉— 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 Metal · Xīn (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Metal Monkey · 庚申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Earth Dragon · 戊辰Earth reinforces Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Pomegranate Wood · 石榴木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Wood Rabbit · 乙卯— 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
Remove · — 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 receiving guests, saying drunken disorder may follow.酉不会客醉坐颠狂Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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