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Chinese calendar, 4 January 1946

4 January 1946 is lunar month 12, day 2, 1945, the Wood Rooster year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Tiger. 21 named Yi activities; 6 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

Since 22 December 1945

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Friday

January 1946

Lunar date

12th Month · 2nd Day

一九四五初二

Year of the

Wood Rooster

Yin Wood Rooster · 乙酉

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

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

since 22 December 1945

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 2 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1946-01-04

The daily almanac & observances

4 January 1946
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

White Tiger 白虎 · 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 12 · 30 days

3 January 19461 February 1946. 28 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Laba Festival

10 January 1946 · 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 1946 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 12/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 12/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/23

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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for January 1946
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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 Tiger · 戊寅— 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 Wood · Jiǎ (primary)
  • Yang Fire · Bǐng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (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
Yin Wood Rooster · 乙酉Metal controls Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
City-wall Earth · 城头土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Tiger · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Monkey · 壬申— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Ox · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Ox creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Full · — 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 ritual offerings, saying spirits may not receive them.寅不祭祀神鬼不尝Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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