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Chinese calendar, 11 January 2019

11 January 2019 is lunar month 12, day 6, 2018, the Earth Dog year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Monkey. 14 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

Since 5 January 2019

11

Friday

January 2019

Lunar date

12th Month · 6th Day

二〇一八初六

Year of the

Earth Dog

Yang Earth Dog · 戊戌

Earth is both the year element and the Dog’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Earth.

Solar term

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

since 5 January 2019

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 6 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2019-01-11

The daily almanac & observances

11 January 2019
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Controller of Destiny 司命 · 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 · 30 days

6 January 20194 February 2019. 24 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Laba Festival

13 January 2019 · In many parts of China, Laba is marked with multigrain porridge, while ingredients and related foods such as pickled garlic differ by region.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

January 2019 moon phases

Read the phase guide →
  1. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 12/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 12/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 12/23

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 January 2019
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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
Yang Earth Monkey · 戊申— 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 Metal · Gēng (primary)
  • Yang Water · Rén (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Wood Ox · 乙丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Earth Dog · 戊戌Earth reinforces Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Post-road Earth · 大驿土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Monkey · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Ghost · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Goat creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Danger · — 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: 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 accepting land, saying it may be inauspicious for the owner.戊不受田田主不祥The verse cautions against positioning a bed, saying spirits may enter the room.申不安床鬼祟入房Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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