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Chinese calendar, 28 December 2007

28 December 2007 is lunar month 11, day 19, 2007, the Fire Pig year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Monkey. 16 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

Since 22 December 2007

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Friday

December 2007

Lunar date

11th Month · 19th Day

二〇〇七十九

Year of the

Fire Pig

Yin Fire Pig · 丁亥

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

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

since 22 December 2007

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 19 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2007-12-28

The daily almanac & observances

28 December 2007
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Azure Dragon 青龙 · 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 · 29 days

10 December 20077 January 2008. 10 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Laba Festival

15 January 2008 · 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 2007 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 10/22

  2. New moon

    Lunar 11/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 11/8

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 11/15

  5. Last quarter

    Lunar 11/22

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 November 2007
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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 Fire Monkey · 丙申— 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 Metal · Gēng (primary)
  • Yang Water · Rén (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Water Rat · 壬子— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Fire Pig · 丁亥Water controls Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Mountain-foot Fire · 山下火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Ghost · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Goat creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Complete · — 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 positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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