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Chinese calendar, 13 November 2016

13 November 2016 is lunar month 10, day 14, 2016, the Fire Monkey year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Pig. 4 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Lìdōng · Beginning of Winter

Since 7 November 2016

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Sunday

November 2016

Lunar date

10th Month · 14th Day

二〇一六十四

Year of the

Fire Monkey

Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申

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

Solar term

Lìdōng · Beginning of Winter

since 7 November 2016

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 14 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2016-11-13

The daily almanac & observances

13 November 2016
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 10 · 29 days

31 October 201628 November 2016. 15 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

21 December 2016 · 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 2016 moon phases

Read the phase guide →
  1. First quarter

    Lunar 10/9

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 10/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 10/22

  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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for October 2016
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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 Pig · 己亥— 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 Water · Rén (primary)
  • Yang Wood · Jiǎ (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Pig · 己亥— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Fire Monkey · 丙申Fire controls Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Level-ground Wood · 平地木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Snake · 癸巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Hairy Head · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Rooster creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Establish · — 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 marriage, saying it may disadvantage the groom.亥不嫁娶不利新郎Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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