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Chinese calendar, 30 October 2024

30 October 2024 is lunar month 9, day 28, 2024, the Wood Dragon year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Rabbit. 14 named Yi activities; 8 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

Since 23 October 2024

30

Wednesday

October 2024

Lunar date

9th Month · 28th Day

二〇二四廿八

Year of the

Wood Dragon

Yang Wood Dragon · 甲辰

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

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

since 23 October 2024

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 28 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2024-10-30

The daily almanac & observances

30 October 2024
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Gou Chen 勾陈 · 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 9 · 29 days

3 October 202431 October 2024. 1 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

21 December 2024 · In parts of northern China people eat dumplings, while Shanghai and some southern communities favour tangyuan; other foods and rites vary locally.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

October 2024 moon phases

Read the phase guide →
  1. New moon

    Lunar 9/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 9/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 9/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 9/22

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 October 2024
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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 Fire Rabbit · 丁卯— 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 · (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Wood Dog · 甲戌— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Wood Dragon · 甲辰Wood controls Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Furnace Fire · 炉中火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Rabbit · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Rooster · 辛酉— 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
Hold · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: South (正南)
  • Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
  • 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 cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮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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