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Chinese calendar, 2 August 2040

2 August 2040 is lunar month 6, day 25, 2040, the Metal Monkey year. The day pillar is Yang Water Dog. 7 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Dàshǔ · Major Heat

Since 22 July 2040

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Thursday

August 2040

Lunar date

6th Month · 25th Day

二〇四〇廿五

Year of the

Metal Monkey

Yang Metal Monkey · 庚申

Metal is both the year element and the Monkey’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Metal.

Solar term

Dàshǔ · Major Heat

since 22 July 2040

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 25 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2040-08-02

The daily almanac & observances

2 August 2040
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Azure Dragon 青龙 · 黄道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

  • None listed
Inside this lunar month

Month 6 · 30 days

9 July 20407 August 2040. 5 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

14 August 2040 · 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

August 2040 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 7/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 7/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 7/22

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 August 2040
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Calendar terms explained

This day in the traditional cycles

Each result below names this date’s position and explains what the term means.

Day pillar 日柱
Yang Water Dog · 壬戌— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (middle)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Water Goat · 癸未— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Metal Monkey · 庚申Metal reinforces Metal; 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
Dog · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Horn · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Flood dragon creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Balance · — 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: 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 drawing water, saying trouble may be hard to guard against.壬不泱水更难提防The verse cautions against eating dog meat, saying strange disturbances may reach the bed.戌不吃犬作怪上床Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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