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December 2036 Chinese lunar calendar

December 2036 has 31 days, spanning lunar months 10 / 11. Winter Solstice: 21 Dec. Full moon: 3 Dec. New moon: 17 Dec. Major Snow: 6 Dec. Winter Solstice: 21 Dec.

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Lunar 2036 month 10 into 2036 month 11 · Yang Fire Dragon 丙辰 year pillar at mid-month

Month pillar at mid-month
Yang Metal Rat · 庚子
Solar terms
Major Snow · 6 at 21:16:03 UTC+8; Winter Solstice · 21 at 15:12:54 UTC+8
Lunar boundary
16 December 2036 closes lunar 2036 month 10; lunar 2036 month 11 begins 17 December 2036.

Lunar-year structure

The lunar year around this month

Lunar 2036

13 lunar months · 384 days · leap month 6 (30 days).

The Moon this month · UTC+8

December 2036 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 11/10

Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →

Boundaries & marked days

What happens in December 2036

  • 17 December 2036 — lunar 2036 month 10 ends the day before, on day 29, and lunar 2036 month 11 opens.
  • 6 December 2036 at 21:16:03 UTC+8Major Snow, 大雪 Dàxuě, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 21 December 2036 at 15:12:54 UTC+8Winter Solstice, 冬至 Dōngzhì, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 2 December 2036lunar mid-month, the fifteenth day of lunar month 10, which falls near the full moon.
  • 17 December 2036the first day of lunar month 11.
  • 31 December 2036lunar mid-month, the fifteenth day of lunar month 11, which falls near the full moon.
  • 21 December 2036Winter Solstice. A seasonal observance fixed by the Winter Solstice solar-term instant.

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