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Chinese calendar, 10 January 2011

10 January 2011 is lunar month 12, day 7, 2010, the Metal Tiger year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Ox. 2 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

Since 6 January 2011

10

Monday

January 2011

Lunar date

12th Month · 7th Day

二〇一〇初七

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

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

since 6 January 2011

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 7 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2011-01-10

The daily almanac & observances

10 January 2011
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Vermilion Bird 朱雀 · 黑道

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 12 · 30 days

4 January 20112 February 2011. 23 days remain after this date.

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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 →

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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for December 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 Wood Ox · 乙丑— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (middle)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Ox · 己丑— 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
Sea Metal · 海中金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Ox · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Goat · 己未— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Rooftop · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Swallow creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Establish · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northwest (西北)
  • Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
  • Wealth 财神: Northeast (东北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against planting, saying even many plants may not grow.乙不栽植千株不长The verse cautions against ceremonial dress, saying the wearer may not return home.丑不冠带主不还乡Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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