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Chinese calendar, 11 November 1997

11 November 1997 is lunar month 10, day 12, 1997, the Fire Ox year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Snake. 3 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Lìdōng · Beginning of Winter

Since 7 November 1997

11

Tuesday

November 1997

Lunar date

10th Month · 12th Day

一九九七十二

Year of the

Fire Ox

Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑

Fire generates Earth in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Ox’s fixed element.

Solar term

Lìdōng · Beginning of Winter

since 7 November 1997

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 12 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1997-11-11

The daily almanac & observances

11 November 1997
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Gou Chen 勾陈 · 黑道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 10 · 30 days

31 October 199729 November 1997. 18 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

22 December 1997 · 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 1997 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 10/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 10/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 10/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 11/1

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 September 1997
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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 Snake · 丁巳— 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 Fire · Bǐng (primary)
  • Yang Metal · Gēng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Metal Pig · 辛亥— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑Fire generates Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sand Earth · 沙中土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Pig · 辛亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Turtle Beak · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Monkey creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Break · — 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)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
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 long travel, saying possessions may be hidden or lost.巳不远行财物伏藏Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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