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Chinese calendar, 11 July 2011

11 July 2011 is lunar month 6, day 11, 2011, the Metal Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Rabbit. 10 named Yi activities; 1 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

Since 7 July 2011

11

Monday

July 2011

Lunar date

6th Month · 11th Day

二〇一一十一

Year of the

Metal Rabbit

Yin Metal Rabbit · 辛卯

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

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

since 7 July 2011

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 11 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2011-07-11

The daily almanac & observances

11 July 2011
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Heavenly Virtue 天德 · 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 6 · 30 days

1 July 201130 July 2011. 19 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

6 August 2011 · Across documented Chinese traditions, women and girls have set out seasonal fruit and held needlework or other skill contests, though forms differ sharply by region and many have faded.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

July 2011 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 6/8

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 6/15

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 6/23

  5. New moon

    Lunar 7/1

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

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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for November 2011
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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 Fire Rabbit · 丁卯— 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 Wood · (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Wood Goat · 乙未— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Rabbit · 辛卯Metal controls Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Furnace Fire · 炉中火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Rabbit · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Rooster · 辛酉— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Extended Net · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Deer creature (鹿) · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Complete · — 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: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮The verse cautions against digging a well, saying the water may not be sweet.卯不穿井水泉不香Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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