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Chinese calendar, 19 January 2012

19 January 2012 is lunar month 12, day 26, 2011, the Metal Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Rabbit. 11 named Yi activities; 10 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

Since 6 January 2012

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Thursday

January 2012

Lunar date

12th Month · 26th Day

二〇一一廿六

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

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

since 6 January 2012

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 26 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2012-01-19

The daily almanac & observances

19 January 2012
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 12 · 29 days

25 December 201122 January 2012. 3 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Lunar New Year's Eve

22 January 2012 · In China, many families share a reunion dinner and stay up late to greet the new year, while the meal and surrounding rituals vary by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

January 2012 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 12/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 12/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 1/1

  5. First quarter

    Lunar 1/9

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 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 Earth Rabbit · 己卯— 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 Metal Ox · 辛丑— 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
City-wall Earth · 城头土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Rabbit · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Rooster · 癸酉— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Well · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Wild dog creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Full · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • 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 handling agreements, saying both parties may lose.己不破券二比并亡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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