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Chinese calendar, 9 January 1921

9 January 1921 is lunar month 12, day 1, 1920, the Metal Monkey year. The day pillar is Yang Water Monkey. 14 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; new moon.

Solar term

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

Since 6 January 1921

9

Sunday

January 1921

Lunar date

12th Month · 1st Day

一九二〇初一

Year of the

Metal Monkey

Yang Metal Monkey · 庚申

Metal is both the year element and the Monkey’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Metal.

Solar term

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

since 6 January 1921

Moon phase

New moon

13:27 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1921-01-09

The daily almanac & observances

9 January 1921
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Controller of Destiny 司命 · 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 12 · 30 days

9 January 19217 February 1921. 29 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Laba Festival

16 January 1921 · 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

January 1921 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 11/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 12/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 12/16

  5. 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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for January 1921
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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 Water Monkey · 壬申— 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 Metal · Gēng (primary)
  • Yang Water · Rén (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Ox · 己丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Metal Monkey · 庚申Metal reinforces Metal; 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
Monkey · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Emptiness · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Rat creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Danger · — 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: 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 drawing water, saying trouble may be hard to guard against.壬不泱水更难提防The verse cautions against positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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