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Chinese calendar, 27 December 2001
27 December 2001 is lunar month 11, day 13, 2001, the Metal Snake year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Rat. 12 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.
Thursday
December 2001
Lunar date
11th Month · 13th Day
二〇〇一年冬月十三
Year of the
Fire restrains Metal in the Five Phases, so the Snake’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.
Moon phase
Lunar day 13 · between principal phases
Daily almanac · 2001-12-27
The daily almanac & observances
甲子 Yang Wood Rat
The stem gives Wood; the branch gives Rat.
Read this stem against your Day Master →Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.
宜 Traditionally suitable
忌 Traditionally avoid
Month 11 · 29 days
15 December 2001–12 January 2002. 16 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Laba Festival
20 January 2002 · 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 2001 moon phases
Full moon
Lunar 10/17
Last quarter
Lunar 10/24
New moon
Lunar 11/1
First quarter
Lunar 11/9
Full moon
Lunar 11/16
Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →
The surrounding month
Explore the days around 27 December 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
- Yang Wood Rat · 甲子— 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 Water · Guǐ 癸 (primary)
- Month pillar 月柱
- Yang Metal Rat · 庚子— 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
- Sea Metal · 海中金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
- Day animal 生肖
- Rat · 鼠— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yang Earth Horse · 戊午— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Legs · 奎— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Wolf creature (狼) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
- Day officer 建除
- Establish · 建— 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: Northeast (东北)
- Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
- The verse cautions against opening a storehouse, saying possessions may be lost.甲不开仓财物耗散The verse cautions against divination, saying it may invite trouble.子不问卜自惹祸殃Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.
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