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Chinese calendar, 10 December 1931

10 December 1931 is lunar month 11, day 2, 1931, the Metal Goat year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Pig. 5 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Dàxuě · Major Snow

Since 8 December 1931

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Thursday

December 1931

Lunar date

11th Month · 2nd Day

一九三一初二

Year of the

Metal Goat

Yin Metal Goat · 辛未

Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the Goat’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Dàxuě · Major Snow

since 8 December 1931

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 2 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1931-12-10

The daily almanac & observances

10 December 1931
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Vermilion Bird 朱雀 · 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 · 30 days

9 December 19317 January 1932. 28 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

23 December 1931 · 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 1931 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 10/24

  2. New moon

    Lunar 11/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 11/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 11/17

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 1931
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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 Earth Pig · 己亥— 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 Water · Rén (primary)
  • Yang Wood · Jiǎ (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Metal Rat · 庚子— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Goat · 辛未Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Level-ground Wood · 平地木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Snake · 癸巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Well · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Wild dog creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Close · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • Wealth 财神: North (正北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against handling agreements, saying both parties may lose.己不破券二比并亡The verse cautions against marriage, saying it may disadvantage the groom.亥不嫁娶不利新郎Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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