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Chinese calendar, 15 October 2014

15 October 2014 is lunar month 9, day 22, 2014, the Wood Horse year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Goat. 4 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Hánlù · Cold Dew

Since 8 October 2014

15

Wednesday

October 2014

Lunar date

9th Month · 22nd Day

二〇一四廿二

Year of the

Wood Horse

Yang Wood Horse · 甲午

Wood generates Fire in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Horse’s fixed element.

Solar term

Hánlù · Cold Dew

since 8 October 2014

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 22 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2014-10-15

The daily almanac & observances

15 October 2014
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Vermilion Bird 朱雀 · 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 9 · 30 days

24 September 201423 October 2014. 8 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

22 December 2014 · In parts of northern China people eat dumplings, while Shanghai and some southern communities favour tangyuan; other foods and rites vary locally.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

October 2014 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 9/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 9/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 9/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar leap 9/1

  5. First quarter

    Lunar leap 9/8

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 October 2014
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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 Goat · 己未— 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.
  • Yin Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (middle)
  • Yin Wood · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Wood Dog · 甲戌— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Wood Horse · 甲午Wood generates Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Heavenly Fire · 天上火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Goat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Ox · 癸丑— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Wall · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Yu beast creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Receive · — 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 taking medicine, saying harm may enter the body.未不服药毒气入肠Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.Do not skip or delay prescribed medicine because of a traditional verse.

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