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Chinese calendar, 26 December 1971

26 December 1971 is lunar month 11, day 9, 1971, the Metal Pig year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Rooster. 8 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

Since 22 December 1971

26

Sunday

December 1971

Lunar date

11th Month · 9th Day

一九七一初九

Year of the

Metal Pig

Yin Metal Pig · 辛亥

Metal generates Water in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Pig’s fixed element.

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

since 22 December 1971

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 9 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1971-12-26

The daily almanac & observances

26 December 1971
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Bright Hall 明堂 · 黄道

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

Inside this lunar month

Month 11 · 29 days

18 December 197115 January 1972. 20 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Laba Festival

23 January 1972 · 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

December 1971 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 10/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 10/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 11/1

  4. 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 →

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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for January 1972
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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 Rooster · 乙酉— 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 (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Metal Rat · 庚子— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Pig · 辛亥Metal generates Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Spring Water · 泉中水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Rabbit · 己卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Room · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Rabbit creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Receive · — 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)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
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 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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