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Chinese calendar, 17 December 1934

17 December 1934 is lunar month 11, day 11, 1934, the Wood Dog year. The day pillar is Yang Water Dog. 12 named Yi activities; 9 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Dàxuě · Major Snow

Since 8 December 1934

17

Monday

December 1934

Lunar date

11th Month · 11th Day

一九三四十一

Year of the

Wood Dog

Yang Wood Dog · 甲戌

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

Solar term

Dàxuě · Major Snow

since 8 December 1934

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 11 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1934-12-17

The daily almanac & observances

17 December 1934
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Punishment 天刑 · 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

7 December 19344 January 1935. 18 days remain after this date.

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Winter Solstice

22 December 1934 · In parts of northern China people eat dumplings, while Shanghai and some southern communities favour tangyuan; other foods and rites vary locally.

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December 1934 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 11/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 11/7

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 11/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 11/23

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
Yang Water Dog · 壬戌— 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 Metal · Xīn (middle)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Fire Rat · 丙子— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Wood Dog · 甲戌Wood controls Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Sea Water · 大海水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Dog · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Heart · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Fox creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Open · — 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)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
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 eating dog meat, saying strange disturbances may reach the bed.戌不吃犬作怪上床Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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