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Chinese calendar, 2 August 1995

2 August 1995 is lunar month 7, day 7, 1995, the Wood Pig year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Ox. 3 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Dàshǔ · Major Heat

Since 23 July 1995

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Wednesday

August 1995

Lunar date

7th Month · 7th Day

一九九五初七

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

Dàshǔ · Major Heat

since 23 July 1995

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 7 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1995-08-02

The daily almanac & observances

2 August 1995
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Vermilion Bird 朱雀 · 黑道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Inside this lunar month

Month 7 · 30 days

27 July 199525 August 1995. 23 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Qixi · 七夕

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 1995 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 7/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 7/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 7/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for August 1995
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Calendar terms explained

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 Wood Ox · 乙丑— 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
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
Sea Metal · 海中金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Ox · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Goat · 己未— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Chariot · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Earthworm creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Break · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northwest (西北)
  • Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
  • 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 planting, saying even many plants may not grow.乙不栽植千株不长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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