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Chinese calendar, 26 January 1977

26 January 1977 is lunar month 12, day 8, 1976, the Fire Dragon year. The day pillar is Yin Water Goat. 2 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

Since 20 January 1977

26

Wednesday

January 1977

Lunar date

12th Month · 8th Day

一九七六初八

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

Dàhán · Major Cold

since 20 January 1977

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 8 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1977-01-26

The daily almanac & observances

26 January 1977
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

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Inside this lunar month

Month 12 · 30 days

19 January 197717 February 1977. 22 days remain after this date.

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Festival & customs on this date

Laba Festival · 腊八节

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

January 1977 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 11/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 11/24

  3. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 12/9

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 1977
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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 Water Goat · 癸未— 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 Fire · Dīng (middle)
  • Yin Wood · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑— 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
Willow Wood · 杨柳木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Goat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Wall · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Yu beast creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Break · — 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)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
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 taking medicine, saying harm may enter the body.未不服药毒气入肠Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.Do not skip or delay prescribed medicine because of a traditional verse.

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