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Chinese calendar, 10 November 2014

10 November 2014 is lunar leap month 9, day 18, 2014, the Wood Horse year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Rooster. 1 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Lìdōng · Beginning of Winter

Since 7 November 2014

10

Monday

November 2014

Lunar date

Leap 9th Month · 18th Day

二〇一四闰九十八

Leap month

Year of the

Wood Horse

Yang Wood Horse · 甲午

Wood generates Fire in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Horse’s fixed element.

Solar term

Lìdōng · Beginning of Winter

since 7 November 2014

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 18 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2014-11-10

The daily almanac & observances

10 November 2014
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

  • None listed
Inside this lunar month

Leap month 9 · 29 days

24 October 201421 November 2014. 11 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

22 December 2014 · 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 2014 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar leap 9/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar leap 9/22

  3. New moon

    Lunar 10/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 10/8

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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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 Rooster · 乙酉— 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 Wood Pig · 乙亥— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Wood Horse · 甲午Wood generates Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Spring Water · 泉中水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Rabbit · 己卯— 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
Open · — 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 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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10 November 2014 corresponds to lunar year 2014, the leap occurrence of month 9, day 18, in the 甲午 year — the Year of the Horse. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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