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Chinese calendar, 13 January 1980

13 January 1980 is lunar month 11, day 26, 1979, the Earth Goat year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Rooster. 9 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

Since 6 January 1980

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Sunday

January 1980

Lunar date

11th Month · 26th Day

一九七九廿六

Year of the

Earth Goat

Yin Earth Goat · 己未

Earth is both the year element and the Goat’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Earth.

Solar term

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

since 6 January 1980

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 26 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1980-01-13

The daily almanac & observances

13 January 1980
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Gou Chen 勾陈 · 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 · 30 days

19 December 197917 January 1980. 4 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Laba Festival

25 January 1980 · 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 1980 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 11/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 11/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 12/7

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 1980
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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
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
Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Earth Goat · 己未Earth reinforces Earth; 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
Complete · — 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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