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Chinese calendar, 28 December 2010
28 December 2010 is lunar month 11, day 23, 2010, the Metal Tiger year. The day pillar is Yang Water Rat. 6 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 6 auspicious time windows; last quarter.
Tuesday
December 2010
Lunar date
11th Month · 23rd Day
二〇一〇年冬月廿三
Year of the
Metal restrains Wood in the Five Phases, so the year element is understood as moderating the Tiger’s fixed element.
Moon phase
12:19 · UTC+8
Daily almanac · 2010-12-28
The daily almanac & observances
壬子 Yang Water Rat
The stem gives Water; the branch gives Rat.
Read this stem against your Day Master →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
- No other activities recommended馀事勿取
Month 11 · 29 days
6 December 2010–3 January 2011. 6 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Laba Festival
11 January 2011 · 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 2010 moon phases
New moon
Lunar 11/1
First quarter
Lunar 11/8
Full moon
Lunar 11/16
Last quarter
Lunar 11/23
Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →
The surrounding month
Explore the days around 28 December 2010
Select a day to update its quick overview. Today, the selected date and festivals have separate markers.
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Each cell shows the Gregorian day above its lunar month/day. Select any day to update the quick overview, then open its full reading for more detail.
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 Water Rat · 壬子— 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 Water · Guǐ 癸 (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
- Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅— Metal controls Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
- Day Na Yin 纳音
- Mulberry Wood · 桑柘木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
- Day animal 生肖
- Rat · 鼠— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yang Fire Horse · 丙午— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Wings · 翼— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace (南) · Snake creature (蛇) · traditionally unfavourable (凶)
- Day officer 建除
- Establish · 建— 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: South (正南)
- Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
- The verse cautions against drawing water, saying trouble may be hard to guard against.壬不泱水更难提防The verse cautions against divination, saying it may invite trouble.子不问卜自惹祸殃Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.
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