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Chinese calendar, 14 December 1995

14 December 1995 is lunar month 10, day 23, 1995, the Wood Pig year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Rabbit. 5 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Dàxuě · Major Snow

Since 7 December 1995

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Thursday

December 1995

Lunar date

10th Month · 23rd Day

一九九五廿三

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

Dàxuě · Major Snow

since 7 December 1995

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 23 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1995-12-14

The daily almanac & observances

14 December 1995
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Jade Hall 玉堂 · 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 10 · 30 days

22 November 199521 December 1995. 7 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

December 1995 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 10/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 10/24

  3. New moon

    Lunar 11/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 11/8

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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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Earth Rabbit · 己卯— 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 Wood · (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Rat · 戊子— 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
City-wall Earth · 城头土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Rabbit · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Rooster · 癸酉— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Well · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Wild dog creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Balance · — 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: North (正北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against handling agreements, saying both parties may lose.己不破券二比并亡The verse cautions against digging a well, saying the water may not be sweet.卯不穿井水泉不香Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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