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Chinese calendar, 6 September 1998

6 September 1998 is lunar month 7, day 16, 1998, the Earth Tiger year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Dragon. 17 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; full moon.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

Since 23 August 1998

6

Sunday

September 1998

Lunar date

7th Month · 16th Day

一九九八年七月十六

Year of the

Earth Tiger

Yang Earth Tiger · 戊寅

Wood restrains Earth in the Five Phases, so the Tiger’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

since 23 August 1998

Moon phase

Full moon

19:21 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1998-09-06

The daily almanac & observances

6 September 1998
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Golden Coffer 金匮 · 黄道

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

Medical care should follow clinical need; do not postpone treatment because of an almanac entry.

Inside this lunar month

Month 7 · 30 days

22 August 1998–20 September 1998. 14 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Mid-Autumn Festival

5 October 1998 · 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 1998 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 7/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 7/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 8/9

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 1998
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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
Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰— 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.
  • Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (primary)
  • Yin Wood · Yǐ 乙 (middle)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ 癸 (residual)
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 Tiger · 戊寅— Wood controls Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sand Earth · 沙中土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Dragon · 龙— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Emptiness · 虚— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace (北) · Rat creature (鼠) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
Day officer 建除
Complete · 成— 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 weeping, saying another bereavement may follow.辰不哭泣必主重丧Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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