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Chinese calendar, 23 January 1988
23 January 1988 is lunar month 12, day 5, 1987, the Fire Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Ox. 4 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.
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January 1988
Lunar date
12th Month · 5th Day
一九八七年腊月初五
Year of the
Wood generates Fire in the Five Phases, so the Rabbit’s fixed element supports the year element.
Moon phase
Lunar day 5 · between principal phases
Daily almanac · 1988-01-23
The daily almanac & observances
丁丑 Yin Fire Ox
The stem gives Fire; the branch gives Ox.
Read this stem against your Day Master →Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.
宜 Traditionally suitable
- Ritual cleansing or removal解除
- Clean the house扫舍
- Ritual offerings祭祀
- Train cattle or horses教牛马
- No other activities recommended馀事勿取
忌 Traditionally avoid
- None listed无
Month 12 · 29 days
19 January 1988–16 February 1988. 24 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Laba Festival
26 January 1988 · 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 1988 moon phases
Full moon
Lunar 11/15
Last quarter
Lunar 11/23
New moon
Lunar 12/1
First quarter
Lunar 12/8
Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →
The surrounding month
Explore the days around 23 January 1988
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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 Fire Ox · 丁丑— 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 · Jǐ 己 (primary)
- Yin Water · Guǐ 癸 (middle)
- Yin Metal · Xīn 辛 (residual)
- Month pillar 月柱
- Yin Water Ox · 癸丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
- Year pillar 年柱
- Yin Fire Rabbit · 丁卯— Wood generates Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
- Day Na Yin 纳音
- Ravine Water · 涧下水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
- Day animal 生肖
- Ox · 牛— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yin Metal Goat · 辛未— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Willow · 柳— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace (南) · Roe deer creature (獐) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
- Day officer 建除
- Establish · 建— 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)
- 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 ceremonial dress, saying the wearer may not return home.丑不冠带主不还乡Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.
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