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Chinese calendar, 18 July 2046

18 July 2046 is lunar month 6, day 15, 2046, the Fire Tiger year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Tiger. 17 named Yi activities; 3 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; full moon.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

Since 7 July 2046

18

Wednesday

July 2046

Lunar date

6th Month · 15th Day

二〇四六年六月十五

Year of the

Fire Tiger

Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅

Wood generates Fire in the Five Phases, so the Tiger’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

since 7 July 2046

Moon phase

Full moon

08:55 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 2046-07-18

The daily almanac & observances

18 July 2046
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Golden Coffer 金匮 · 黄道

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

宜 Traditionally suitable

忌 Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 6 · 29 days

4 July 2046–1 August 2046. 14 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

8 August 2046 · 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

July 2046 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 6/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 6/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/23

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 August 2046
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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 Earth Tiger · 戊寅— 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 Wood · Jiǎ 甲 (primary)
  • Yang Fire · Bǐng 丙 (middle)
  • Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Wood Goat · 乙未— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅— Wood generates Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
City-wall Earth · 城头土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Tiger · 虎— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Monkey · 壬申— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Three Stars · 参— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Ape creature (猿) · traditionally favourable (吉)
Day officer 建除
Danger · 危— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • Wealth 财神: North (正北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against accepting land, saying it may be inauspicious for the owner.戊不受田田主不祥The verse cautions against ritual offerings, saying spirits may not receive them.寅不祭祀神鬼不尝Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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18 July 2046 corresponds to lunar year 2046, month 6, day 15, in the 丙寅 year — the Year of the Tiger. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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