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Chinese calendar, 9 November 1966
9 November 1966 is lunar month 9, day 27, 1966, the Fire Horse year. The day pillar is Yang Water Monkey. 2 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.
Wednesday
November 1966
Lunar date
9th Month · 27th Day
一九六六年九月廿七
Year of the
Fire is both the year element and the Horse’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Fire.
Moon phase
Lunar day 27 · between principal phases
Daily almanac · 1966-11-09
The daily almanac & observances
壬申 Yang Water Monkey
The stem gives Water; the branch gives Monkey.
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
- Bathe沐浴
- Clean the house扫舍
- No other activities recommended馀事勿取
忌 Traditionally avoid
- Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Month 9 · 29 days
14 October 1966–11 November 1966. 2 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Winter Solstice
22 December 1966 · 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 1966 moon phases
Last quarter
Lunar 9/24
New moon
Lunar 10/1
First quarter
Lunar 10/9
Full moon
Lunar 10/17
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
- Yang Water Monkey · 壬申— 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 Metal · Gēng 庚 (primary)
- Yang Water · Rén 壬 (middle)
- Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (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 Horse · 丙午— Fire reinforces Fire; 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
- Monkey · 猴— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yang Fire Tiger · 丙寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Winnowing Basket · 箕— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace (东) · Leopard creature (豹) · traditionally favourable (吉)
- Day officer 建除
- Receive · 收— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
- Auspicious directions 吉方
- Joy 喜神: South (正南)
- Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
- Wealth 财神: South (正南)
- Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
- The verse cautions against drawing water, saying trouble may be hard to guard against.壬不泱水更难提防The verse cautions against positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.
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