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Chinese calendar, 24 December 1976

24 December 1976 is lunar month 11, day 4, 1976, the Fire Dragon year. The day pillar is Yang Metal Dog. 12 named Yi activities; 10 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

Since 22 December 1976

24

Friday

December 1976

Lunar date

11th Month · 4th Day

一九七六初四

Year of the

Fire Dragon

Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰

Fire generates Earth in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Dragon’s fixed element.

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

since 22 December 1976

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 4 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1976-12-24

The daily almanac & observances

24 December 1976
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Punishment 天刑 · 黑道

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

21 December 197618 January 1977. 25 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Laba Festival

26 January 1977 · 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 1976 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 10/17

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 10/24

  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 December 1976
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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 Metal Dog · 庚戌— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (middle)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Metal Rat · 庚子— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰Fire generates Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Hairpin and Bracelet Metal · 钗钏金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Dog · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Wood Dragon · 甲辰— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Ox · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Ox creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Open · — 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: 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 setting warp and weft, saying the loom may stand empty.庚不经络织机虚张The verse cautions against eating dog meat, saying strange disturbances may reach the bed.戌不吃犬作怪上床Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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