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Chinese calendar, 26 October 2042

26 October 2042 is lunar month 9, day 13, 2042, the Water Dog year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Rooster. 6 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

Since 23 October 2042

26

Sunday

October 2042

Lunar date

9th Month · 13th Day

二〇四二十三

Year of the

Water Dog

Yang Water Dog · 壬戌

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

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

since 23 October 2042

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 13 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2042-10-26

The daily almanac & observances

26 October 2042
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Heavenly Virtue 天德 · 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

14 October 204212 November 2042. 17 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

22 December 2042 · 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 2042 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 8/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 9/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 9/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 9/16

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 2042
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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Fire Rooster · 丁酉— 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 Metal · Xīn (primary)
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 Dog · 壬戌Earth controls Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Mountain-foot Fire · 山下火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Rabbit · 辛卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Room · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Rabbit creature () · traditionally favourable ()
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: 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 receiving guests, saying drunken disorder may follow.酉不会客醉坐颠狂Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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