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Chinese calendar, 19 December 2008

19 December 2008 is lunar month 11, day 22, 2008, the Earth Rat year. The day pillar is Yin Water Snake. 22 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; last quarter.

Solar term

Dàxuě · Major Snow

Since 7 December 2008

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Friday

December 2008

Lunar date

11th Month · 22nd Day

二〇〇八年冬月廿二

Year of the

Earth Rat

Yang Earth Rat · 戊子

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

Solar term

Dàxuě · Major Snow

since 7 December 2008

Moon phase

Last quarter

18:29 · UTC+8

The Moon this month · UTC+8

December 2008 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 11/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 11/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 11/22

  4. 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 2008
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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 Water Snake · 癸巳— 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 丙 (primary)
  • Yang Metal · Gēng 庚 (middle)
  • Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Wood Rat · 甲子— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Earth Rat · 戊子— Earth controls Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Long-flowing Water · 长流水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · 蛇— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Pig · 丁亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Bond · 娄— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Dog creature (狗) · 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: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • Wealth 财神: South (正南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against lawsuits, saying one’s case may be weaker than the opponent’s.癸不词讼理弱敌强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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19 December 2008 corresponds to lunar year 2008, month 11, day 22, in the 戊子 year — the Year of the Rat. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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