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Chinese calendar, 21 November 1933

21 November 1933 is lunar month 10, day 4, 1933, the Water Rooster year. The day pillar is Yin Metal Rabbit. 17 named Yi activities; 3 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Lìdōng · Beginning of Winter

Since 8 November 1933

21

Tuesday

November 1933

Lunar date

10th Month · 4th Day

一九三三初四

Year of the

Water Rooster

Yin Water Rooster · 癸酉

Metal generates Water in the Five Phases, so the Rooster’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Lìdōng · Beginning of Winter

since 8 November 1933

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 4 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1933-11-21

The daily almanac & observances

21 November 1933
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Dark Warrior 玄武 · 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 10 · 29 days

18 November 193316 December 1933. 25 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

22 December 1933 · 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

November 1933 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 9/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 9/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 10/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 10/7

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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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Metal Rabbit · 辛卯— 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 Wood · (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Water Pig · 癸亥— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Water Rooster · 癸酉Metal generates Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Pine and Cypress Wood · 松柏木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Rabbit · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Wood Rooster · 乙酉— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Tail · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Tiger creature () · traditionally favourable ()
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: Southwest (西南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
  • 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 making sauce, saying the household may not taste it.辛不合酱主人不尝The verse cautions against digging a well, saying the water may not be sweet.卯不穿井水泉不香Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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