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Chinese calendar, 11 July 2012

11 July 2012 is lunar month 5, day 23, 2012, the Water Dragon year. The day pillar is Yin Water Rooster. 7 named Yi activities; 3 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; last quarter.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

Since 7 July 2012

11

Wednesday

July 2012

Lunar date

5th Month · 23rd Day

二〇一二廿三

Year of the

Water Dragon

Yang Water Dragon · 壬辰

Earth restrains Water in the Five Phases, so the Dragon’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.

Solar term

Xiǎoshǔ · Minor Heat

since 7 July 2012

Moon phase

Last quarter

09:48 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 2012-07-11

The daily almanac & observances

11 July 2012
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.

Inside this lunar month

Month 5 · 30 days

19 June 201218 July 2012. 7 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qixi

23 August 2012 · 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 2012 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 5/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 5/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 6/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 6/8

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 April 2012
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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 Water Rooster · 癸酉— 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 Metal · Xīn (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Fire Goat · 丁未— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Dragon · 壬辰Earth controls Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sword-edge Metal · 剑锋金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Fire Rabbit · 丁卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Chariot · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Earthworm 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: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • Wealth 财神: South (正南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against lawsuits, saying one’s case may be weaker than the opponent’s.癸不词讼理弱敌强The verse cautions against receiving guests, saying drunken disorder may follow.酉不会客醉坐颠狂Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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