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Chinese calendar, 4 January 1997
4 January 1997 is lunar month 11, day 25, 1996, the Fire Rat year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Horse. 3 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.
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January 1997
Lunar date
11th Month · 25th Day
一九九六年冬月廿五
Year of the
Water restrains Fire in the Five Phases, so the Rat’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.
Moon phase
Lunar day 25 · between principal phases
Daily almanac · 1997-01-04
The daily almanac & observances
丙午 Yang Fire Horse
The stem gives Fire; the branch gives Horse.
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
- Treat an illness治病
- Demolish a building破屋
- Demolish a wall坏垣
- No other activities recommended馀事勿取
忌 Traditionally avoid
- Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Medical care should follow clinical need; do not postpone treatment because of an almanac entry.
Month 11 · 29 days
11 December 1996–8 January 1997. 4 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Laba Festival
16 January 1997 · 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 1997 moon phases
Last quarter
Lunar 11/23
New moon
Lunar 12/1
First quarter
Lunar 12/8
Full moon
Lunar 12/15
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
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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
- Yang Fire Horse · 丙午— 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 Fire · Dīng 丁 (primary)
- Yin Earth · Jǐ 己 (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
- Yang Fire Rat · 丙子— Water controls Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
- Day Na Yin 纳音
- Heavenly River Water · 天河水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
- Day animal 生肖
- Horse · 马— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yang Metal Rat · 庚子— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Stomach · 胃— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Boar creature (彘) · traditionally favourable (吉)
- Day officer 建除
- Break · 破— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
- Auspicious directions 吉方
- Joy 喜神: Southwest (西南)
- Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
- Wealth 财神: Southwest (西南)
- Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
- The verse cautions against repairing a stove, saying misfortune may follow.丙不修灶必见灾殃The verse cautions against roofing a house, saying its owner may have to make changes.午不苫盖屋主更张Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.
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