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Chinese calendar, 20 January 2026

20 January 2026 is lunar month 12, day 2, 2025, the Wood Snake year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Horse. 18 named Yi activities; 7 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

Since 20 January 2026

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Tuesday

January 2026

Lunar date

12th Month · 2nd Day

二〇二五年腊月初二

Year of the

Wood Snake

Yin Wood Snake · 乙巳

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

Solar term

Dàhán · Major Cold

since 20 January 2026

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 2 · between principal phases

The Moon this month · UTC+8

January 2026 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 11/15

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 11/22

  3. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 12/8

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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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
Yang Wood Horse · 甲午— 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 Fire · Dīng 丁 (primary)
  • Yin Earth · Jǐ 己 (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Ox · 己丑— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Wood Snake · 乙巳— Wood generates Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sand Metal · 沙中金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Horse · 马— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Earth Rat · 戊子— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Encampment · 室— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace (北) · Pig creature (猪) · traditionally favourable (吉)
Day officer 建除
Hold · 执— 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: 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 opening a storehouse, saying possessions may be lost.甲不开仓财物耗散The verse cautions against roofing a house, saying its owner may have to make changes.午不苫盖屋主更张Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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20 January 2026 corresponds to lunar year 2025, month 12, day 2, in the 乙巳 year — the Year of the Snake. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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