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Chinese calendar, 15 October 1995

15 October 1995 is lunar leap month 8, day 21, 1995, the Wood Pig year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Rabbit. 22 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Hánlù · Cold Dew

Since 9 October 1995

15

Sunday

October 1995

Lunar date

Leap 8th Month · 21st Day

一九九五闰八廿一

Leap month

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

Hánlù · Cold Dew

since 9 October 1995

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 21 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1995-10-15

The daily almanac & observances

15 October 1995
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Gou Chen 勾陈 · 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

Leap month 8 · 29 days

25 September 199523 October 1995. 8 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Double Ninth Festival

1 November 1995 · In Hong Kong, families may visit ancestral graves or hike and picnic in the hills on Chung Yeung, while observance varies across communities.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

October 1995 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar leap 8/7

  2. Full moon

    Lunar leap 8/14

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar leap 8/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 9/1

  5. First quarter

    Lunar 9/8

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 October 1995
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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 Earth Rabbit · 己卯— 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 Wood · (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Fire Dog · 丙戌— 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
City-wall Earth · 城头土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Rabbit · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Rooster · 癸酉— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Hairy Head · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Rooster 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 digging a well, saying the water may not be sweet.卯不穿井水泉不香Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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