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Chinese calendar, 9 November 1995

9 November 1995 is lunar month 9, day 17, 1995, the Wood Pig year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Dragon. 16 named Yi activities; 6 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Lìdōng · Beginning of Winter

Since 8 November 1995

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Thursday

November 1995

Lunar date

9th Month · 17th Day

一九九五十七

Year of the

Wood Pig

Yin Wood Pig · 乙亥

Water generates Wood in the Five Phases, so the Pig’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Lìdōng · Beginning of Winter

since 8 November 1995

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 17 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1995-11-09

The daily almanac & observances

9 November 1995
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.

Inside this lunar month

Month 9 · 29 days

24 October 199521 November 1995. 12 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

22 December 1995 · In parts of northern China people eat dumplings, while Shanghai and some southern communities favour tangyuan; other foods and rites vary locally.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

November 1995 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 9/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 9/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 10/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 10/8

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 November 1995
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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yang Wood Dragon · 甲辰— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Wood · (middle)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Fire Pig · 丁亥— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Wood Pig · 乙亥Water generates Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Covered-lamp Fire · 覆灯火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Dragon · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Earth Dog · 戊戌— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Legs · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Wolf creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Hold · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • 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 opening a storehouse, saying possessions may be lost.甲不开仓财物耗散The verse cautions against weeping, saying another bereavement may follow.辰不哭泣必主重丧Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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