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Chinese calendar, 22 January 2005

22 January 2005 is lunar month 12, day 13, 2004, the Wood Monkey year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Horse. 14 named Yi activities; 8 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

Since 20 January 2005

22

Saturday

January 2005

Lunar date

12th Month · 13th Day

二〇〇四年腊月十三

Year of the

Wood Monkey

Yang Wood Monkey · 甲申

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

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

since 20 January 2005

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 13 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2005-01-22

The daily almanac & observances

22 January 2005
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Prison 天牢 · 黑道

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

Inside this lunar month

Month 12 · 30 days

10 January 2005–8 February 2005. 17 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Lunar New Year's Eve

8 February 2005 · In China, many families share a reunion dinner and stay up late to greet the new year, while the meal and surrounding rituals vary by region.

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January 2005 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 11/24

  2. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 12/8

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 12/16

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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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 Fire Horse · 丙午— 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 Fire · Dīng 丁 (primary)
  • Yin Earth · Jǐ 己 (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Fire Ox · 丁丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Wood Monkey · 甲申— Metal controls Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Heavenly River Water · 天河水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Horse · 马— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Rat · 庚子— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Stomach · 胃— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Boar creature (彘) · traditionally favourable (吉)
Day officer 建除
Hold · 执— 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: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against repairing a stove, saying misfortune may follow.丙不修灶必见灾殃The verse cautions against roofing a house, saying its owner may have to make changes.午不苫盖屋主更张Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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22 January 2005 corresponds to lunar year 2004, month 12, day 13, in the 甲申 year — the Year of the Monkey. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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