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Chinese calendar, 13 December 1930

13 December 1930 is lunar month 10, day 24, 1930, the Metal Horse year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Rooster. 6 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; last quarter.

Solar term

Dàxuě · Major Snow

Since 8 December 1930

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Saturday

December 1930

Lunar date

10th Month · 24th Day

一九三〇廿四

Year of the

Metal Horse

Yang Metal Horse · 庚午

Fire restrains Metal in the Five Phases, so the Horse’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.

Solar term

Dàxuě · Major Snow

since 8 December 1930

Moon phase

Last quarter

04:07 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 1930-12-13

The daily almanac & observances

13 December 1930
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Bright Hall 明堂 · 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 10 · 30 days

20 November 193019 December 1930. 6 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

22 December 1930 · 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 1930 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 11/9

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 December 1930
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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 Fire Rooster · 丁酉— 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
Yang Earth Rat · 戊子— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Metal Horse · 庚午Fire controls Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Mountain-foot Fire · 山下火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Rabbit · 辛卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Willow · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Roe deer creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Receive · — 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: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮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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