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Chinese calendar, 22 November 2011

22 November 2011 is lunar month 10, day 27, 2011, the Metal Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yin Metal Snake. 2 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 7 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Lìdōng · Beginning of Winter

Since 8 November 2011

22

Tuesday

November 2011

Lunar date

10th Month · 27th Day

二〇一一廿七

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

Lìdōng · Beginning of Winter

since 8 November 2011

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 27 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2011-11-22

The daily almanac & observances

22 November 2011
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Gou Chen 勾陈 · 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 10 · 29 days

27 October 201124 November 2011. 2 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

22 December 2011 · In parts of northern China people eat dumplings, while Shanghai and some southern communities favour tangyuan; other foods and rites vary locally.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

November 2011 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 10/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 10/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 10/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 11/1

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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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 Metal Snake · 辛巳— 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 Fire · Bǐng (primary)
  • Yang Metal · Gēng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Pig · 己亥— 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
White Wax Metal · 白蜡金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Wood Pig · 乙亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Turtle Beak · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Monkey 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: Southwest (西南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
  • Wealth 财神: East (正东)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against making sauce, saying the household may not taste it.辛不合酱主人不尝The verse cautions against long travel, saying possessions may be hidden or lost.巳不远行财物伏藏Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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