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Chinese calendar, 11 February 2001

11 February 2001 is lunar month 1, day 19, 2001, the Metal Snake year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Snake. 3 named Yi activities; 10 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

Since 4 February 2001

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Sunday

February 2001

Lunar date

1st Month · 19th Day

二〇〇一十九

Year of the

Metal Snake

Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳

Fire restrains Metal in the Five Phases, so the Snake’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.

Solar term

Lìchūn · Beginning of Spring

since 4 February 2001

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 19 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2001-02-11

The daily almanac & observances

11 February 2001
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Heavenly Virtue 天德 · 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 1 · 30 days

24 January 200122 February 2001. 11 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 2001 · In China, Qingming is commonly marked by tending graves and honouring ancestors, while spring outings form another long-standing strand of the day.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

February 2001 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 1/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 1/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 2/1

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 December 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 Wood Snake · 乙巳— 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
Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳Fire controls Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Covered-lamp Fire · 覆灯火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Pig · 己亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Room · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Rabbit creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Balance · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northwest (西北)
  • Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
  • Wealth 财神: Northeast (东北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against planting, saying even many plants may not grow.乙不栽植千株不长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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