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Chinese calendar, 7 October 2015

7 October 2015 is lunar month 8, day 25, 2015, the Wood Goat year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Dragon. 18 named Yi activities; 6 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

Since 23 September 2015

7

Wednesday

October 2015

Lunar date

8th Month · 25th Day

二〇一五廿五

Year of the

Wood Goat

Yin Wood Goat · 乙未

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

Solar term

Qiūfēn · Autumn Equinox

since 23 September 2015

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 25 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2015-10-07

The daily almanac & observances

7 October 2015
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.

Inside this lunar month

Month 8 · 30 days

13 September 201512 October 2015. 5 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Double Ninth Festival

21 October 2015 · 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

October 2015 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 8/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 9/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 9/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 9/15

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 December 2015
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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 Fire Dragon · 丙辰— 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
Yin Wood Rooster · 乙酉— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Wood Goat · 乙未Wood controls Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sand Earth · 沙中土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Dragon · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Winnowing Basket · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Leopard creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Danger · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southwest (西南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
  • Wealth 财神: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against repairing a stove, saying misfortune may follow.丙不修灶必见灾殃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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