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Chinese calendar, 8 October 2032

8 October 2032 is lunar month 9, day 5, 2032, the Water Rat year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Pig. 14 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Hánlù · Cold Dew

Since 8 October 2032

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Friday

October 2032

Lunar date

9th Month · 5th Day

二〇三二初五

Year of the

Water Rat

Yang Water Rat · 壬子

Water is both the year element and the Rat’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Water.

Solar term

Hánlù · Cold Dew

since 8 October 2032

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 5 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2032-10-08

The daily almanac & observances

8 October 2032
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 9 · 30 days

4 October 20322 November 2032. 25 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Double Ninth Festival

12 October 2032 · In Hong Kong, families may visit ancestral graves or hike and picnic in the hills on Chung Yeung, while observance varies across communities.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

October 2032 moon phases

Read the phase guide →
  1. New moon

    Lunar 9/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 9/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 9/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 9/23

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 September 2032
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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 Pig · 丁亥— 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
Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Rat · 壬子Water reinforces Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Roof Earth · 屋上土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Neck · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Dragon creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Remove · — 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 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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