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November 1988 Chinese lunar calendar

November 1988 has 30 days, spanning lunar months 9 / 10. New moon: 9 Nov. Full moon: 23 Nov. Beginning of Winter: 7 Nov. Minor Snow: 22 Nov.

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Lunar 1988 month 9 into 1988 month 10 · Yang Earth Dragon 戊辰 year pillar at mid-month

Month pillar at mid-month
Yin Water Pig · 癸亥
Solar terms
Beginning of Winter · 7 at 12:48:55 UTC+8; Minor Snow · 22 at 10:11:59 UTC+8
Lunar boundary
8 November 1988 closes lunar 1988 month 9; lunar 1988 month 10 begins 9 November 1988.

Lunar-year structure

The lunar year around this month

Lunar 1988

12 lunar months · 355 days · no leap month.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

November 1988 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 9/22

  2. New moon

    Lunar 10/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 10/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 10/15

Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →

Boundaries & marked days

What happens in November 1988

  • 9 November 1988 — lunar 1988 month 9 ends the day before, on day 29, and lunar 1988 month 10 opens.
  • 7 November 1988 at 12:48:55 UTC+8Beginning of Winter, 立冬 Lìdōng, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 22 November 1988 at 10:11:59 UTC+8Minor Snow, 小雪 Xiǎoxuě, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 9 November 1988the first day of lunar month 10.
  • 23 November 1988lunar mid-month, the fifteenth day of lunar month 10, which falls near the full moon.

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