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Chinese calendar, 20 August 2047

20 August 2047 is lunar month 6, day 29, 2047, the Fire Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Dragon. 17 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

Since 7 August 2047

20

Tuesday

August 2047

Lunar date

6th Month · 29th Day

二〇四七年六月廿九

Year of the

Fire Rabbit

Yin Fire Rabbit · 丁卯

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

Solar term

Lìqiū · Beginning of Autumn

since 7 August 2047

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 29 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2047-08-20

The daily almanac & observances

20 August 2047
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

Medical care should follow clinical need; do not postpone treatment because of an almanac entry.

Inside this lunar month

Month 6 · 29 days

23 July 2047–20 August 2047. This is the final day of the month.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

27 August 2047 · 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 2047 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 6/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 7/8

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 July 2047
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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 Fire Dragon · 丙辰— 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 · Wù 戊 (primary)
  • Yin Wood · Yǐ 乙 (middle)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ 癸 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Fire Rabbit · 丁卯— Wood generates Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sand Earth · 沙中土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Dragon · 龙— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Wings · 翼— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace (南) · Snake creature (蛇) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
Day officer 建除
Complete · 成— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southwest (西南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
  • 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 repairing a stove, saying misfortune may follow.丙不修灶必见灾殃The verse cautions against weeping, saying another bereavement may follow.辰不哭泣必主重丧Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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20 August 2047 corresponds to lunar year 2047, month 6, day 29, in the 丁卯 year — the Year of the Rabbit. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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