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Chinese calendar, 15 July 1995

15 July 1995 is lunar month 6, day 18, 1995, the Wood Pig year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Goat. 9 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

Since 7 July 1995

15

Saturday

July 1995

Lunar date

6th Month · 18th Day

一九九五年六月十八

Year of the

Wood Pig

Yin Wood Pig · 乙亥

Water generates Wood in the Five Phases, so the Pig’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

since 7 July 1995

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 18 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1995-07-15

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15 July 1995
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.

宜 Traditionally suitable

忌 Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 6 · 29 days

28 June 1995–26 July 1995. 11 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

2 August 1995 · 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

July 1995 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 6/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 6/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 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

Each result below names this date’s position and explains what the term means.

Day pillar 日柱
Yin Fire Goat · 丁未— 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 · Jǐ 己 (primary)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng 丁 (middle)
  • Yin Wood · Yǐ 乙 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Water Goat · 癸未— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Wood Pig · 乙亥— Water generates Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Heavenly River Water · 天河水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Goat · 羊— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Girl · 女— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace (北) · Bat creature (蝠) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
Day officer 建除
Establish · 建— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: South (正南)
  • Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
  • Wealth 财神: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮The verse cautions against taking medicine, saying harm may enter the body.未不服药毒气入肠Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.Do not skip or delay prescribed medicine because of a traditional verse.

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