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Chinese calendar, 27 December 1977

27 December 1977 is lunar month 11, day 17, 1977, the Fire Snake year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Horse. 4 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

Since 22 December 1977

27

Tuesday

December 1977

Lunar date

11th Month · 17th Day

一九七七十七

Year of the

Fire Snake

Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳

Fire is both the year element and the Snake’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Fire.

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

since 22 December 1977

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 17 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1977-12-27

The daily almanac & observances

27 December 1977
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Controller of Destiny 司命 · 黄道

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 11 · 29 days

11 December 19778 January 1978. 12 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Laba Festival

16 January 1978 · 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 1977 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 10/24

  2. New moon

    Lunar 11/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 11/7

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 11/15

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 1977
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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 Earth Horse · 戊午— 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 Fire · Dīng (primary)
  • Yin Earth · (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Water Rat · 壬子— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳Fire reinforces Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Heavenly Fire · 天上火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Horse · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Rat · 壬子— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Encampment · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Pig 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: North (正北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against accepting land, saying it may be inauspicious for the owner.戊不受田田主不祥The verse cautions against roofing a house, saying its owner may have to make changes.午不苫盖屋主更张Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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