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Chinese calendar, 4 January 1982

4 January 1982 is lunar month 12, day 10, 1981, the Metal Rooster year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Pig. 20 named Yi activities; 6 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

Since 22 December 1981

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Monday

January 1982

Lunar date

12th Month · 10th Day

一九八一初十

Year of the

Metal Rooster

Yin Metal Rooster · 辛酉

Metal is both the year element and the Rooster’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Metal.

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

since 22 December 1981

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 10 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1982-01-04

The daily almanac & observances

4 January 1982
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Vermilion Bird 朱雀 · 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 12 · 30 days

26 December 198124 January 1982. 20 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Lunar New Year's Eve

24 January 1982 · In China, many families share a reunion dinner and stay up late to greet the new year, while the meal and surrounding rituals vary by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

January 1982 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 12/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 12/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

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 October 1981
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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 Fire Pig · 丁亥— 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 Water · Rén (primary)
  • Yang Wood · Jiǎ (middle)
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 Rooster · 辛酉Metal reinforces Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Roof Earth · 屋上土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Extended Net · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Deer creature (鹿) · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Close · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: South (正南)
  • Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
  • Wealth 财神: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮The verse cautions against marriage, saying it may disadvantage the groom.亥不嫁娶不利新郎Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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