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Chinese calendar, 20 July 2021

20 July 2021 is lunar month 6, day 11, 2021, the Metal Ox year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Snake. 8 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

Since 7 July 2021

20

Tuesday

July 2021

Lunar date

6th Month · 11th Day

二〇二一十一

Year of the

Metal Ox

Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑

Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the Ox’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

since 7 July 2021

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 11 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2021-07-20

The daily almanac & observances

20 July 2021
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Jade Hall 玉堂 · 黄道

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 6 · 29 days

10 July 20217 August 2021. 18 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

14 August 2021 · 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 2021 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 6/8

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 6/15

  5. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/22

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 June 2021
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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 Snake · 己巳— 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 Fire · Bǐng (primary)
  • Yang Metal · Gēng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (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
Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Forest Wood · 大林木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Pig · 癸亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Turtle Beak · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Monkey creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Open · — 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 long travel, saying possessions may be hidden or lost.巳不远行财物伏藏Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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