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Chinese calendar, 27 December 2000

27 December 2000 is lunar month 12, day 2, 2000, the Metal Dragon year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Goat. 14 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

Since 21 December 2000

27

Wednesday

December 2000

Lunar date

12th Month · 2nd Day

二〇〇〇初二

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

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

since 21 December 2000

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 2 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2000-12-27

The daily almanac & observances

27 December 2000
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.

Medical care should follow clinical need; do not postpone treatment because of an almanac entry.

Inside this lunar month

Month 12 · 29 days

26 December 200023 January 2001. 27 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Laba Festival

2 January 2001 · 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

December 2000 moon phases

Read the phase guide →
  1. First quarter

    Lunar 11/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 11/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 11/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

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 April 2001
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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
Yin Earth Goat · 己未— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (middle)
  • Yin Wood · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Rat · 戊子— 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
Heavenly Fire · 天上火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Goat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Ox · 癸丑— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Wall · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Yu beast creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Danger · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • 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 handling agreements, saying both parties may lose.己不破券二比并亡The verse cautions against taking medicine, saying harm may enter the body.未不服药毒气入肠Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.Do not skip or delay prescribed medicine because of a traditional verse.

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