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Chinese calendar, 24 December 1927
24 December 1927 is lunar month 12, day 1, 1927, the Fire Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yang Water Dragon. 14 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; new moon.
Saturday
December 1927
Lunar date
12th Month · 1st Day
一九二七年腊月初一
Year of the
Wood generates Fire in the Five Phases, so the Rabbit’s fixed element supports the year element.
Moon phase
12:13 · UTC+8
Daily almanac · 1927-12-24
The daily almanac & observances
壬辰 Yang Water Dragon
The stem gives Water; the branch gives Dragon.
Read this stem against your Day Master →Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.
宜 Traditionally suitable
- Sculpt or paint sacred images塑绘
- Consecrate a sacred image开光
- Formalize a betrothal agreement订盟
- Make a formal betrothal proposal纳采
- Cut or make clothes裁衣
- Coming-of-age ceremony冠笄
- Dismantle a structure拆卸
- Build or renovate修造
- Set up a bed安床
- Move into a new home入宅
- Move a sacred altar or flame出火
- Burial安葬
- Thanksgiving rite after building谢土
- Take up a post赴任
忌 Traditionally avoid
Month 12 · 30 days
24 December 1927–22 January 1928. 29 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Laba Festival
31 December 1927 · 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 1927 moon phases
First quarter
Lunar 11/9
Full moon
Lunar 11/16
Last quarter
Lunar 11/23
New moon
Lunar 12/1
First quarter
Lunar 12/8
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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Explore the days around 24 December 1927
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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 Dragon · 壬辰— 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 · Wù 戊 (primary)
- Yin Wood · Yǐ 乙 (middle)
- Yin Water · Guǐ 癸 (residual)
- Month pillar 月柱
- Yang Water Rat · 壬子— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
- Year pillar 年柱
- Yin Fire Rabbit · 丁卯— Wood generates Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
- Day Na Yin 纳音
- Long-flowing Water · 长流水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
- Day animal 生肖
- Dragon · 龙— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yang Fire Dog · 丙戌— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Root · 氐— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace (东) · Raccoon dog creature (貉) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
- Day officer 建除
- Settle · 定— 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)
- 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 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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