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Chinese calendar, 9 February 1961
9 February 1961 is lunar month 12, day 24, 1960, the Metal Rat year. The day pillar is Yin Water Rooster. 14 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; last quarter.
Thursday
February 1961
Lunar date
12th Month · 24th Day
一九六〇年腊月廿四
Year of the
Metal generates Water in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Rat’s fixed element.
Moon phase
00:49 · UTC+8
Daily almanac · 1961-02-09
The daily almanac & observances
癸酉 Yin Water Rooster
The stem gives Water; the branch gives Rooster.
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
- Make a formal betrothal proposal纳采
- Formalize a betrothal agreement订盟
- Ritual offerings祭祀
- Pray for blessings祈福
- Install an incense altar安香
- Move a sacred altar or flame出火
- Build or renovate修造
- Travel出行
- Open a business or market开市
- Move residence移徙
- Move into a new home入宅
- Begin construction earthworks动土
- Burial安葬
- Begin burial excavation破土
忌 Traditionally avoid
- Set up a bed安床
- Build or install a stove作灶
- Build a boat造船
- Meet relatives and friends会亲友
Month 12 · 29 days
17 January 1961–14 February 1961. 5 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Lunar New Year's Eve
14 February 1961 · In China, many families share a reunion dinner and stay up late to greet the new year, while the meal and surrounding rituals vary by region.
The Moon this month · UTC+8
February 1961 moon phases
Full moon
Lunar 12/16
Last quarter
Lunar 12/24
New moon
Lunar 1/1
First quarter
Lunar 1/8
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
Each result below names this date’s position and explains what the term means.
- Day pillar 日柱
- Yin Water Rooster · 癸酉— 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 辛 (primary)
- Month pillar 月柱
- Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅— 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
- Sword-edge Metal · 剑锋金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
- Day animal 生肖
- Rooster · 鸡— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yin Fire Rabbit · 丁卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Dipper · 斗— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace (北) · Xiezhi creature (獬) · traditionally favourable (吉)
- Day officer 建除
- Danger · 危— 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 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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