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Chinese calendar, 9 December 2005

9 December 2005 is lunar month 11, day 9, 2005, the Wood Rooster year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Rabbit. 5 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Dàxuě · Major Snow

Since 7 December 2005

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Friday

December 2005

Lunar date

11th Month · 9th Day

二〇〇五初九

Year of the

Wood Rooster

Yin Wood Rooster · 乙酉

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

Solar term

Dàxuě · Major Snow

since 7 December 2005

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 9 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2005-12-09

The daily almanac & observances

9 December 2005
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Jade Hall 玉堂 · 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 11 · 30 days

1 December 200530 December 2005. 21 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

22 December 2005 · 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

December 2005 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 11/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 11/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 11/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 11/24

  5. 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 December 2005
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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 Fire Rabbit · 丁卯— 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 Wood · (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Earth Rat · 戊子— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Wood Rooster · 乙酉Metal controls Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Furnace Fire · 炉中火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Rabbit · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Rooster · 辛酉— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Neck · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Dragon creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
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: South (正南)
  • Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
  • 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 cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮The verse cautions against digging a well, saying the water may not be sweet.卯不穿井水泉不香Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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9 December 2005 corresponds to lunar year 2005, month 11, day 9, in the 乙酉 year — the Year of the Rooster. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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