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Chinese calendar, 2 November 2033

2 November 2033 is lunar month 10, day 11, 2033, the Water Ox year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Snake. 9 named Yi activities; 7 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

Since 23 October 2033

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Wednesday

November 2033

Lunar date

10th Month · 11th Day

二〇三三十一

Year of the

Water Ox

Yin Water Ox · 癸丑

Earth restrains Water in the Five Phases, so the Ox’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.

Solar term

Shuāngjiàng · Frost's Descent

since 23 October 2033

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 11 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2033-11-02

The daily almanac & observances

2 November 2033
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Bright Hall 明堂 · 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 · 30 days

23 October 203321 November 2033. 19 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

21 December 2033 · 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 2033 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 10/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 10/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 11/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 11/8

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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for October 2033
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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 Fire Snake · 丁巳— 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 (primary)
  • Yang Metal · Gēng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Water Dog · 壬戌— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Water Ox · 癸丑Earth controls Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sand Earth · 沙中土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Pig · 辛亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Chariot · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Earthworm creature () · traditionally favourable ()
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: South (正南)
  • Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
  • Wealth 财神: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮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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