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Chinese calendar, 13 January 2010

13 January 2010 is lunar month 11, day 29, 2009, the Earth Ox year. The day pillar is Yin Water Pig. 8 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

Since 5 January 2010

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Wednesday

January 2010

Lunar date

11th Month · 29th Day

二〇〇九廿九

Year of the

Earth Ox

Yin Earth Ox · 己丑

Earth is both the year element and the Ox’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Earth.

Solar term

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

since 5 January 2010

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 29 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2010-01-13

The daily almanac & observances

13 January 2010
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Bright Hall 明堂 · 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

16 December 200914 January 2010. 1 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Laba Festival

22 January 2010 · 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

January 2010 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 11/17

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 11/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 12/9

  5. 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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for January 2010
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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 Pig · 癸亥— 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 Water · Rén (primary)
  • Yang Wood · Jiǎ (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
Yin Earth Ox · 己丑Earth reinforces Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Sea Water · 大海水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Wall · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Yu beast creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Open · — 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 marriage, saying it may disadvantage the groom.亥不嫁娶不利新郎Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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