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Chinese calendar, 11 November 1946

11 November 1946 is lunar month 10, day 18, 1946, the Fire Dog year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Ox. 7 named Yi activities; 12 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Lìdōng · Beginning of Winter

Since 8 November 1946

11

Monday

November 1946

Lunar date

10th Month · 18th Day

一九四六十八

Year of the

Fire Dog

Yang Fire Dog · 丙戌

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

Solar term

Lìdōng · Beginning of Winter

since 8 November 1946

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 18 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1946-11-11

The daily almanac & observances

11 November 1946
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Jade Hall 玉堂 · 黄道

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 10 · 30 days

25 October 194623 November 1946. 12 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

22 December 1946 · 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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November 1946 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 10/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 10/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 10/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 11/1

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

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Earth Ox · 己丑— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (middle)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Pig · 己亥— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Fire Dog · 丙戌Fire generates Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Thunderbolt Fire · 霹雳火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Ox · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Goat · 癸未— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Rooftop · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Swallow 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: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • 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 handling agreements, saying both parties may lose.己不破券二比并亡The verse cautions against ceremonial dress, saying the wearer may not return home.丑不冠带主不还乡Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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