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Chinese calendar, 5 August 2041

5 August 2041 is lunar month 7, day 9, 2041, the Metal Rooster year. The day pillar is Yang Metal Horse. 9 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 6 auspicious time windows; first quarter.

Solar term

Dàshǔ · Major Heat

Since 22 July 2041

5

Monday

August 2041

Lunar date

7th Month · 9th Day

二〇四一初九

Year of the

Metal Rooster

Yin Metal Rooster · 辛酉

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

Solar term

Dàshǔ · Major Heat

since 22 July 2041

Moon phase

First quarter

12:53 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 2041-08-05

The daily almanac & observances

5 August 2041
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Prison 天牢 · 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 7 · 30 days

28 July 204126 August 2041. 21 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Ghost Festival

11 August 2041 · In Hong Kong's Cheung Chau Yu Lan tradition, communities offer food to wandering ghosts and perform rites including burning a Ghost Master effigy; other Yu Lan traditions use different sequences.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

August 2041 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 7/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 7/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 7/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 8/1

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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for August 2041
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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
Yang Metal Horse · 庚午— 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 Fire · Dīng (primary)
  • Yin Earth · (middle)
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 Rooster · 辛酉Metal reinforces Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Roadside Earth · 路旁土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Horse · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Wood Rat · 甲子— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Heart · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Fox creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Close · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northwest (西北)
  • Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
  • Wealth 财神: East (正东)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against setting warp and weft, saying the loom may stand empty.庚不经络织机虚张The verse cautions against roofing a house, saying its owner may have to make changes.午不苫盖屋主更张Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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