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Chinese calendar, 22 December 1925

22 December 1925 is lunar month 11, day 7, 1925, the Wood Ox year. The day pillar is Yang Metal Dragon. 26 named Yi activities; 7 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; first quarter.

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

Since 22 December 1925

22

Tuesday

December 1925

Lunar date

11th Month · 7th Day

一九二五初七

Year of the

Wood Ox

Yin Wood Ox · 乙丑

Wood restrains Earth in the Five Phases, so the year element is understood as moderating the Ox’s fixed element.

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

since 22 December 1925

Moon phase

First quarter

19:08 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1925-12-22

The daily almanac & observances

22 December 1925
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Prison 天牢 · 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 11 · 29 days

16 December 192513 January 1926. 22 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Winter Solstice · 冬至

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

The Moon this month · UTC+8

December 1925 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 10/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 11/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 11/7

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 11/15

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 March 1926
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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
Yang Metal Dragon · 庚辰— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Wood · (middle)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (residual)
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 Ox · 乙丑Wood controls Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
White Wax Metal · 白蜡金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Dragon · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Wood Dog · 甲戌— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Wings · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Snake creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Settle · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northwest (西北)
  • Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
  • 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 setting warp and weft, saying the loom may stand empty.庚不经络织机虚张The verse cautions against weeping, saying another bereavement may follow.辰不哭泣必主重丧Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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