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Chinese calendar, 30 July 2021

30 July 2021 is lunar month 6, day 21, 2021, the Metal Ox year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Rabbit. 22 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Dàshǔ · Major Heat

Since 22 July 2021

30

Friday

July 2021

Lunar date

6th Month · 21st Day

二〇二一年六月廿一

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

Dàshǔ · Major Heat

since 22 July 2021

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 21 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2021-07-30

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30 July 2021
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Heavenly Virtue 天德 · 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

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Inside this lunar month

Month 6 · 29 days

10 July 2021–7 August 2021. 8 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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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 Rabbit · 己卯— 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 Wood · Yǐ 乙 (primary)
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
City-wall Earth · 城头土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Rabbit · 兔— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Rooster · 癸酉— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Neck · 亢— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace (东) · Dragon creature (龙) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
Day officer 建除
Complete · 成— 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 digging a well, saying the water may not be sweet.卯不穿井水泉不香Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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