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Chinese calendar, 1 December 1914

1 December 1914 is lunar month 10, day 15, 1914, the Wood Tiger year. The day pillar is Yin Metal Rooster. 23 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎoxuě · Minor Snow

Since 23 November 1914

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Tuesday

December 1914

Lunar date

10th Month · 15th Day

一九一四年十月十五

Year of the

Wood Tiger

Yang Wood Tiger · 甲寅

Wood is both the year element and the Tiger’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Wood.

Solar term

Xiǎoxuě · Minor Snow

since 23 November 1914

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 15 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1914-12-01

The daily almanac & observances

1 December 1914
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.

宜 Traditionally suitable

忌 Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 10 · 30 days

17 November 1914–16 December 1914. 15 days remain after this date.

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Winter Solstice

23 December 1914 · 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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December 1914 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 10/17

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 10/24

  3. New moon

    Lunar 11/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 11/8

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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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 Metal Rooster · 辛酉— 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 辛 (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Wood Pig · 乙亥— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Wood Tiger · 甲寅— Wood reinforces Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Pomegranate Wood · 石榴木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · 鸡— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Wood Rabbit · 乙卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Turtle Beak · 觜— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Monkey creature (猴) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
Day officer 建除
Open · 开— 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: East (正东)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against making sauce, saying the household may not taste it.辛不合酱主人不尝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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