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Chinese calendar, 30 September 2013

30 September 2013 is lunar month 8, day 26, 2013, the Water Snake year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Pig. 17 named Yi activities; 7 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

Since 23 September 2013

30

Monday

September 2013

Lunar date

8th Month · 26th Day

二〇一三廿六

Year of the

Water Snake

Yin Water Snake · 癸巳

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

Solar term

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

since 23 September 2013

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 26 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2013-09-30

The daily almanac & observances

30 September 2013
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Dark Warrior 玄武 · 黑道

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

5 September 20134 October 2013. 4 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Double Ninth Festival

13 October 2013 · 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

September 2013 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 8/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 8/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 8/23

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 2013
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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 (primary)
  • Yang Wood · Jiǎ (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Metal Rooster · 辛酉— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Water Snake · 癸巳Water controls Fire; 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 · — 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
Extended Net · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Deer creature (鹿) · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Full · — 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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