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Chinese calendar, 2 November 1999

2 November 1999 is lunar month 9, day 25, 1999, the Earth Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Horse. 11 named Yi activities; 8 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

Since 24 October 1999

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Tuesday

November 1999

Lunar date

9th Month · 25th Day

一九九九廿五

Year of the

Earth Rabbit

Yin Earth Rabbit · 己卯

Wood restrains Earth in the Five Phases, so the Rabbit’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

since 24 October 1999

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 25 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1999-11-02

The daily almanac & observances

2 November 1999
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Punishment 天刑 · 黑道

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 · 30 days

9 October 19997 November 1999. 5 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

22 December 1999 · 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 1999 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 10/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 10/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 10/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 10/23

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 1999
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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yang Earth Horse · 戊午— 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 (primary)
  • Yin Earth · (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Wood Dog · 甲戌— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Earth Rabbit · 己卯Wood controls Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Heavenly Fire · 天上火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Horse · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Rat · 壬子— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Encampment · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Pig creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Complete · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • 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 accepting land, saying it may be inauspicious for the owner.戊不受田田主不祥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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