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Chinese calendar, 7 July 2016

7 July 2016 is lunar month 6, day 4, 2016, the Fire Monkey year. The day pillar is Yang Metal Tiger. 20 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

Since 7 July 2016

7

Thursday

July 2016

Lunar date

6th Month · 4th Day

二〇一六年六月初四

Year of the

Fire Monkey

Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申

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

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

since 7 July 2016

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 4 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2016-07-07

The daily almanac & observances

7 July 2016
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Golden Coffer 金匮 · 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

4 July 2016–2 August 2016. 26 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

9 August 2016 · 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 2016 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 6/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 6/17

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/24

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 March 2016
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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 Metal Tiger · 庚寅— 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 甲 (primary)
  • Yang Fire · Bǐng 丙 (middle)
  • Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Wood Goat · 乙未— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申— Fire controls Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Pine and Cypress Wood · 松柏木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Tiger · 虎— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Wood Monkey · 甲申— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Horn · 角— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace (东) · Flood dragon creature (蛟) · traditionally favourable (吉)
Day officer 建除
Danger · 危— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northwest (西北)
  • Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
  • Wealth 财神: East (正东)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against setting warp and weft, saying the loom may stand empty.庚不经络织机虚张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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