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Chinese calendar, 4 January 2000

4 January 2000 is lunar month 11, day 28, 1999, the Earth Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yin Metal Rooster. 8 named Yi activities; 10 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

Since 22 December 1999

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Tuesday

January 2000

Lunar date

11th Month · 28th Day

一九九九廿八

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

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

since 22 December 1999

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 28 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2000-01-04

The daily almanac & observances

4 January 2000
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Bright Hall 明堂 · 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 11 · 30 days

8 December 19996 January 2000. 2 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Laba Festival

14 January 2000 · 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 2000 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 12/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 12/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/22

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 March 2000
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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 Metal Rooster · 辛酉— 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 Metal · Xīn (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Fire Rat · 丙子— 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
Pomegranate Wood · 石榴木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Wood Rabbit · 乙卯— 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
Receive · — 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: East (正东)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against making sauce, saying the household may not taste it.辛不合酱主人不尝The verse cautions against receiving guests, saying drunken disorder may follow.酉不会客醉坐颠狂Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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