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Chinese calendar, 8 January 1942

8 January 1942 is lunar month 11, day 22, 1941, the Metal Snake year. The day pillar is Yin Metal Rooster. 8 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

Since 6 January 1942

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Thursday

January 1942

Lunar date

11th Month · 22nd Day

一九四一廿二

Year of the

Metal Snake

Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳

Fire restrains Metal in the Five Phases, so the Snake’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.

Solar term

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

since 6 January 1942

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 22 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1942-01-08

The daily almanac & observances

8 January 1942
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Gou Chen 勾陈 · 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

18 December 194116 January 1942. 8 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Laba Festival

24 January 1942 · In many parts of China, Laba is marked with multigrain porridge, while ingredients and related foods such as pickled garlic differ by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

January 1942 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 11/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 11/24

  3. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 12/8

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 Rooster · 辛酉— 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 Metal · Xīn (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳Fire controls Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Pomegranate Wood · 石榴木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Wood Rabbit · 乙卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Dipper · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Xiezhi creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Complete · — 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 receiving guests, saying drunken disorder may follow.酉不会客醉坐颠狂Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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