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Chinese calendar, 3 January 2011

3 January 2011 is lunar month 11, day 29, 2010, the Metal Tiger year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Horse. 4 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

Since 22 December 2010

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Monday

January 2011

Lunar date

11th Month · 29th Day

二〇一〇廿九

Year of the

Metal Tiger

Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅

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

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

since 22 December 2010

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 29 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2011-01-03

The daily almanac & observances

3 January 2011
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Controller of Destiny 司命 · 黄道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜
Inside this lunar month

Month 11 · 29 days

6 December 20103 January 2011. This is the final day of the month.

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Next festival & customs

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

January 2011 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 12/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 12/17

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/23

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 3 January 2011

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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for November 2010
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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 Earth Horse · 戊午— 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 Fire · Dīng (primary)
  • Yin Earth · (middle)
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
Heavenly Fire · 天上火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Horse · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Rat · 壬子— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Heart · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Fox creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Break · — 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: North (正北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against accepting land, saying it may be inauspicious for the owner.戊不受田田主不祥The verse cautions against roofing a house, saying its owner may have to make changes.午不苫盖屋主更张Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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