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Chinese calendar, 2 September 2001

2 September 2001 is lunar month 7, day 15, 2001, the Metal Snake year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Dragon. 25 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

Since 23 August 2001

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Sunday

September 2001

Lunar date

7th Month · 15th Day

二〇〇一十五

Year of the

Metal Snake

Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳

Fire restrains Metal in the Five Phases, so the Snake’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.

Solar term

Chǔshǔ · End of Heat

since 23 August 2001

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 15 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2001-09-02

The daily almanac & observances

2 September 2001
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.

Inside this lunar month

Month 7 · 29 days

19 August 200116 September 2001. 14 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Ghost Festival · 中元节

In Hong Kong's Cheung Chau Yu Lan tradition, communities offer food to wandering ghosts and perform rites including burning a Ghost Master effigy; other Yu Lan traditions use different sequences.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

September 2001 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 7/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 7/24

  3. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 8/8

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 August 2001
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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 Earth Dragon · 戊辰— 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 · (primary)
  • Yin Wood · (middle)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳Fire controls Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Forest Wood · 大林木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Dragon · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Dog · 壬戌— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Emptiness · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Rat creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Complete · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • 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 accepting land, saying it may be inauspicious for the owner.戊不受田田主不祥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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