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Chinese calendar, 1 October 1997

1 October 1997 is lunar month 8, day 30, 1997, the Fire Ox year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Rat. 7 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

Since 23 September 1997

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Wednesday

October 1997

Lunar date

8th Month · 30th Day

一九九七三十

Year of the

Fire Ox

Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑

Fire generates Earth in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Ox’s fixed element.

Solar term

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

since 23 September 1997

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 30 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1997-10-01

The daily almanac & observances

1 October 1997
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Controller of Destiny 司命 · 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

Month 8 · 30 days

2 September 19971 October 1997. This is the final day of the month.

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Next festival & customs

Double Ninth Festival

10 October 1997 · 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 1997 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 9/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 9/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 9/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 9/22

  5. New moon

    Lunar 10/1

Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →

The surrounding month

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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for November 1997
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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
Yang Fire Rat · 丙子— 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 Water · Guǐ (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Rooster · 己酉— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑Fire generates Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Ravine Water · 涧下水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Rat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Horse · 庚午— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Winnowing Basket · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Leopard creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Balance · — 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: 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 repairing a stove, saying misfortune may follow.丙不修灶必见灾殃The verse cautions against divination, saying it may invite trouble.子不问卜自惹祸殃Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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