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Chinese calendar, 4 January 1953
4 January 1953 is lunar month 11, day 19, 1952, the Water Dragon year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Rabbit. 2 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.
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January 1953
Lunar date
11th Month · 19th Day
一九五二年冬月十九
Year of the
Earth restrains Water in the Five Phases, so the Dragon’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.
Moon phase
Lunar day 19 · between principal phases
Daily almanac · 1953-01-04
The daily almanac & observances
乙卯 Yin Wood Rabbit
The stem gives Wood; the branch gives Rabbit.
Read this stem against your Day Master →Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.
宜 Traditionally suitable
- Ritual offerings祭祀
- Plaster or decorate walls修饰垣墙
- No other activities recommended馀事勿取
忌 Traditionally avoid
- Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Month 11 · 29 days
17 December 1952–14 January 1953. 10 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Laba Festival
22 January 1953 · 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 1953 moon phases
Last quarter
Lunar 11/23
New moon
Lunar 12/1
First quarter
Lunar 12/8
Full moon
Lunar 12/16
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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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 Wood Rabbit · 乙卯— 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 Wood · Yǐ 乙 (primary)
- Month pillar 月柱
- Yang Water Rat · 壬子— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
- Year pillar 年柱
- Yang Water Dragon · 壬辰— Earth controls Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
- Day Na Yin 纳音
- Great Stream Water · 大溪水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
- Day animal 生肖
- Rabbit · 兔— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yin Earth Rooster · 己酉— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Hairy Head · 昴— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Rooster creature (鸡) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
- Day officer 建除
- Balance · 平— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
- Auspicious directions 吉方
- Joy 喜神: Northwest (西北)
- Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
- Wealth 财神: Northeast (东北)
- Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
- The verse cautions against planting, saying even many plants may not grow.乙不栽植千株不长The verse cautions against digging a well, saying the water may not be sweet.卯不穿井水泉不香Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.
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