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Chinese calendar, 14 July 2005

14 July 2005 is lunar month 6, day 9, 2005, the Wood Rooster year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Pig. 21 named Yi activities; 6 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; first quarter.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

Since 7 July 2005

14

Thursday

July 2005

Lunar date

6th Month · 9th Day

二〇〇五年六月初九

Year of the

Wood Rooster

Yin Wood Rooster · 乙酉

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

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

since 7 July 2005

Moon phase

First quarter

23:20 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 2005-07-14

The daily almanac & observances

14 July 2005
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Bright Hall 明堂 · 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

Inside this lunar month

Month 6 · 30 days

6 July 2005–4 August 2005. 21 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

11 August 2005 · 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

July 2005 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 6/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 6/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/23

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 September 2005
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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 Pig · 己亥— 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 Water · Rén 壬 (primary)
  • Yang Wood · Jiǎ 甲 (middle)
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 Rooster · 乙酉— Metal controls Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Level-ground Wood · 平地木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · 猪— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Snake · 癸巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Well · 井— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace (南) · Wild dog creature (犴) · traditionally favourable (吉)
Day officer 建除
Settle · 定— 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 marriage, saying it may disadvantage the groom.亥不嫁娶不利新郎Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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