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Chinese calendar, 1 November 1901

1 November 1901 is lunar month 9, day 21, 1901, the Metal Ox year. The day pillar is Yin Water Goat. 5 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

Since 24 October 1901

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Friday

November 1901

Lunar date

9th Month · 21st Day

一九〇一廿一

Year of the

Metal Ox

Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑

Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the Ox’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

since 24 October 1901

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 21 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1901-11-01

The daily almanac & observances

1 November 1901
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Vermilion Bird 朱雀 · 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 9 · 30 days

12 October 190110 November 1901. 9 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

22 December 1901 · In parts of northern China people eat dumplings, while Shanghai and some southern communities favour tangyuan; other foods and rites vary locally.

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November 1901 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 9/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 10/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 10/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 10/16

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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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Water Goat · 癸未— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (middle)
  • Yin Wood · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Dog · 戊戌— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Willow Wood · 杨柳木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Goat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Neck · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Dragon creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Receive · — 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: 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 lawsuits, saying one’s case may be weaker than the opponent’s.癸不词讼理弱敌强The verse cautions against taking medicine, saying harm may enter the body.未不服药毒气入肠Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.Do not skip or delay prescribed medicine because of a traditional verse.

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