Chinese Lunar Calendar

Browse the calendar

English, Chinese, pinyin, or a date in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Daily calendar conversion

Chinese calendar, 16 December 1940

16 December 1940 is lunar month 11, day 18, 1940, the Metal Dragon year. The day pillar is Yin Water Snake. 22 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Dàxuě · Major Snow

Since 7 December 1940

16

Monday

December 1940

Lunar date

11th Month · 18th Day

一九四〇年冬月十八

Year of the

Metal Dragon

Yang Metal Dragon · 庚辰

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

Solar term

Dàxuě · Major Snow

since 7 December 1940

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 18 · between principal phases

The Moon this month · UTC+8

December 1940 moon phases

Read the phase guide →

  1. First quarter

    Lunar 11/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 11/17

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 11/24

  4. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →

The surrounding month

Explore the days around 16 December 1940

Select a day to update its quick overview. Today, the selected date and festivals have separate markers.

Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for December 1940
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
TodaySelectedFestivalMoon phaseSolar term

Each cell shows the Gregorian day above its lunar month/day. Select any day to update the quick overview, then open its full reading for more detail.

Open the full month →

Calendar terms explained

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 Water Snake · 癸巳— 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 Fire · Bǐng 丙 (primary)
  • Yang Metal · Gēng 庚 (middle)
  • Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
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 Dragon · 庚辰— Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Long-flowing Water · 长流水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · 蛇— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Pig · 丁亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Rooftop · 危— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace (北) · Swallow creature (燕) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
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: 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 lawsuits, saying one’s case may be weaker than the opponent’s.癸不词讼理弱敌强The verse cautions against long travel, saying possessions may be hidden or lost.巳不远行财物伏藏Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

Keep the result

Share this conversion

Use the result

Plan another date

16 December 1940 corresponds to lunar year 1940, month 11, day 18, in the 庚辰 year — the Year of the Dragon. You can enter another date in the date converter.

A solar term is one of twenty-four seasonal divisions of the year. The Moon phase follows the astronomical cycle independently of the numbered lunar day.

Looking for a date-selection overview? The almanac guide introduces the calendar’s auspicious-date tools and terminology.

Open this month · Use the converter · Calendar glossary