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Chinese calendar, 12 August 2007

12 August 2007 is lunar month 6, day 30, 2007, the Fire Pig year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Tiger. 3 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

Since 8 August 2007

12

Sunday

August 2007

Lunar date

6th Month · 30th Day

二〇〇七三十

Year of the

Fire Pig

Yin Fire Pig · 丁亥

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

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

since 8 August 2007

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 30 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2007-08-12

The daily almanac & observances

12 August 2007
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Punishment 天刑 · 黑道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 6 · 30 days

14 July 200712 August 2007. This is the final day of the month.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

19 August 2007 · 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

August 2007 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/24

  2. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 7/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 7/16

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 2007
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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 Earth Tiger · 戊寅— 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 Wood · Jiǎ (primary)
  • Yang Fire · Bǐng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Fire Pig · 丁亥Water controls Fire; 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
Tiger · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Monkey · 壬申— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Star · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Horse creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Break · — 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 ritual offerings, saying spirits may not receive them.寅不祭祀神鬼不尝Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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