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Chinese calendar, 11 October 2000

11 October 2000 is lunar month 9, day 14, 2000, the Metal Dragon year. The day pillar is Yang Water Tiger. 7 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Hánlù · Cold Dew

Since 8 October 2000

11

Wednesday

October 2000

Lunar date

9th Month · 14th Day

二〇〇〇十四

Year of the

Metal Dragon

Yang Metal Dragon · 庚辰

Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the Dragon’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Hánlù · Cold Dew

since 8 October 2000

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 14 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2000-10-11

The daily almanac & observances

11 October 2000
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Controller of Destiny 司命 · 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 9 · 29 days

28 September 200026 October 2000. 15 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

21 December 2000 · 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

October 2000 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 9/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 9/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 9/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 10/1

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 October 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
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅— 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 Wood · Jiǎ (primary)
  • Yang Fire · Bǐng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Fire Dog · 丙戌— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Metal Dragon · 庚辰Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Gold-leaf Metal · 金箔金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Tiger · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Three Stars · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Ape creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Settle · — 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: South (正南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against drawing water, saying trouble may be hard to guard against.壬不泱水更难提防The verse cautions against ritual offerings, saying spirits may not receive them.寅不祭祀神鬼不尝Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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