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Chinese calendar, 7 September 2022

7 September 2022 is lunar month 8, day 12, 2022, the Water Tiger year. The day pillar is Yin Water Pig. 13 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Báilù · White Dew

Since 7 September 2022

7

Wednesday

September 2022

Lunar date

8th Month · 12th Day

二〇二二十二

Year of the

Water Tiger

Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅

Water generates Wood in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Tiger’s fixed element.

Solar term

Báilù · White Dew

since 7 September 2022

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 12 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2022-09-07

The daily almanac & observances

7 September 2022
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Dark Warrior 玄武 · 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

27 August 202225 September 2022. 18 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Mid-Autumn Festival

10 September 2022 · Among Chinese communities in Singapore, families may share mooncakes, pomelo and tea while children carry lanterns, with household practices varying.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

September 2022 moon phases

Read the phase guide →
  1. First quarter

    Lunar 8/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 8/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 8/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 9/1

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 Water Pig · 癸亥— 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 Water · Rén (primary)
  • Yang Wood · Jiǎ (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Rooster · 己酉— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅Water generates Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Sea Water · 大海水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳— 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
Full · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • Wealth 财神: South (正南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against lawsuits, saying one’s case may be weaker than the opponent’s.癸不词讼理弱敌强The verse cautions against marriage, saying it may disadvantage the groom.亥不嫁娶不利新郎Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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