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Chinese calendar, 16 January 2022

16 January 2022 is lunar month 12, day 14, 2021, the Metal Ox year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Snake. 18 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

Since 5 January 2022

16

Sunday

January 2022

Lunar date

12th Month · 14th Day

二〇二一年腊月十四

Year of the

Metal Ox

Yin Metal Ox · 辛丑

Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the Ox’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Xiǎohán · Minor Cold

since 5 January 2022

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 14 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2022-01-16

The daily almanac & observances

16 January 2022
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Jade Hall 玉堂 · 黄道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

宜 Traditionally suitable

忌 Traditionally avoid

Medical care should follow clinical need; do not postpone treatment because of an almanac entry.

Inside this lunar month

Month 12 · 29 days

3 January 2022–31 January 2022. 15 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Lunar New Year's Eve

31 January 2022 · 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 2022 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 12/8

  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 2022
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Calendar terms explained

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 Snake · 己巳— 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 Fire · Bǐng 丙 (primary)
  • Yang Metal · Gēng 庚 (middle)
  • Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
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 Ox · 辛丑— Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Forest Wood · 大林木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · 蛇— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Pig · 癸亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Room · 房— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace (东) · Rabbit creature (兔) · traditionally favourable (吉)
Day officer 建除
Settle · 定— 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 long travel, saying possessions may be hidden or lost.巳不远行财物伏藏Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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16 January 2022 corresponds to lunar year 2021, month 12, day 14, in the 辛丑 year — the Year of the Ox. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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