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Chinese calendar, 24 December 1905

24 December 1905 is lunar month 11, day 28, 1905, the Wood Snake year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Rooster. 6 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

Since 22 December 1905

24

Sunday

December 1905

Lunar date

11th Month · 28th Day

一九〇五廿八

Year of the

Wood Snake

Yin Wood Snake · 乙巳

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

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

since 22 December 1905

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 28 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1905-12-24

The daily almanac & observances

24 December 1905
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Bright Hall 明堂 · 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 11 · 29 days

27 November 190525 December 1905. 1 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Laba Festival

2 January 1906 · In many parts of China, Laba is marked with multigrain porridge, while ingredients and related foods such as pickled garlic differ by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

December 1905 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 11/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 11/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 11/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

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 December 1905
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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
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 Earth Rat · 戊子— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Wood Snake · 乙巳Wood generates Fire; 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
Receive · — 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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