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Chinese calendar, 21 January 1919

21 January 1919 is lunar month 12, day 20, 1918, the Earth Horse year. The day pillar is Yin Water Rooster. 7 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

Since 21 January 1919

21

Tuesday

January 1919

Lunar date

12th Month · 20th Day

一九一八二十

Year of the

Earth Horse

Yang Earth Horse · 戊午

Fire generates Earth in the Five Phases, so the Horse’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

since 21 January 1919

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 20 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1919-01-21

The daily almanac & observances

21 January 1919
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Gou Chen 勾陈 · 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 12 · 30 days

2 January 191931 January 1919. 10 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Lunar New Year's Eve

31 January 1919 · In China, many families share a reunion dinner and stay up late to greet the new year, while the meal and surrounding rituals vary by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

January 1919 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 12/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 12/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/23

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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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Water Rooster · 癸酉— 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
Yin Wood Ox · 乙丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Earth Horse · 戊午Fire generates Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sword-edge Metal · 剑锋金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Rabbit · 丁卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Turtle Beak · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Monkey creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Complete · — 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 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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