Daily calendar conversion
Chinese calendar, 1 December 1960
1 December 1960 is lunar month 10, day 13, 1960, the Metal Rat year. The day pillar is Yin Water Pig. 2 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.
Thursday
December 1960
Lunar date
10th Month · 13th Day
一九六〇年十月十三
Year of the
Metal generates Water in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Rat’s fixed element.
Moon phase
Lunar day 13 · between principal phases
Daily almanac · 1960-12-01
The daily almanac & observances
癸亥 Yin Water Pig
The stem gives Water; the branch gives Pig.
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
- Bathe沐浴
- No other activities recommended馀事勿取
忌 Traditionally avoid
- Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Month 10 · 29 days
19 November 1960–17 December 1960. 16 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Winter Solstice
22 December 1960 · In parts of northern China people eat dumplings, while Shanghai and some southern communities favour tangyuan; other foods and rites vary locally.
The Moon this month · UTC+8
December 1960 moon phases
Full moon
Lunar 10/15
Last quarter
Lunar 10/23
New moon
Lunar 11/1
First quarter
Lunar 11/8
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 1 December 1960
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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 Water Pig · 癸亥— 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 Water · Rén 壬 (primary)
- Yang Wood · Jiǎ 甲 (middle)
- Month pillar 月柱
- Yin Fire Pig · 丁亥— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
- Year pillar 年柱
- Yang Metal Rat · 庚子— Metal generates Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
- Day Na Yin 纳音
- Great Sea Water · 大海水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
- Day animal 生肖
- Pig · 猪— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Well · 井— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace (南) · Wild dog creature (犴) · traditionally favourable (吉)
- Day officer 建除
- Establish · 建— 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)
- 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 marriage, saying it may disadvantage the groom.亥不嫁娶不利新郎Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.
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