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Chinese calendar, 26 January 1938

26 January 1938 is lunar month 12, day 25, 1937, the Fire Ox year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Horse. 17 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

Since 21 January 1938

26

Wednesday

January 1938

Lunar date

12th Month · 25th Day

一九三七年腊月廿五

Year of the

Fire Ox

Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑

Fire generates Earth in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Ox’s fixed element.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

since 21 January 1938

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 25 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1938-01-26

The daily almanac & observances

26 January 1938
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Prison 天牢 · 黑道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

宜 Traditionally suitable

忌 Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 12 · 29 days

2 January 1938–30 January 1938. 4 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Lunar New Year's Eve

30 January 1938 · In China, many families share a reunion dinner and stay up late to greet the new year, while the meal and surrounding rituals vary by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

January 1938 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 12/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 12/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/22

  5. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

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

Each result below names this date’s position and explains what the term means.

Day pillar 日柱
Yang Earth Horse · 戊午— 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 Fire · Dīng 丁 (primary)
  • Yin Earth · Jǐ 己 (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Water Ox · 癸丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑— Fire generates Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Heavenly Fire · 天上火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Horse · 马— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Rat · 壬子— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Three Stars · 参— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Ape creature (猿) · traditionally favourable (吉)
Day officer 建除
Hold · 执— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • 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 accepting land, saying it may be inauspicious for the owner.戊不受田田主不祥The verse cautions against roofing a house, saying its owner may have to make changes.午不苫盖屋主更张Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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26 January 1938 corresponds to lunar year 1937, month 12, day 25, in the 丁丑 year — the Year of the Ox. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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