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Chinese calendar, 4 November 1961

4 November 1961 is lunar month 9, day 26, 1961, the Metal Ox year. The day pillar is Yin Metal Ox. 3 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

Since 23 October 1961

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Saturday

November 1961

Lunar date

9th Month · 26th Day

一九六一廿六

Year of the

Metal Ox

Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑

Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the Ox’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

since 23 October 1961

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 26 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1961-11-04

The daily almanac & observances

4 November 1961
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Dark Warrior 玄武 · 黑道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

  • None listed
Inside this lunar month

Month 9 · 29 days

10 October 19617 November 1961. 3 days remain after this date.

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Winter Solstice

22 December 1961 · 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

November 1961 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 10/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 10/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 10/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 10/23

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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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑— 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
Yang Earth Dog · 戊戌— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Wall Earth · 壁上土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Ox · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Wood Goat · 乙未— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Willow · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Roe deer creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Balance · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southwest (西南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
  • Wealth 财神: East (正东)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against making sauce, saying the household may not taste it.辛不合酱主人不尝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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