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Chinese calendar, 8 December 2043

8 December 2043 is lunar month 11, day 8, 2043, the Water Pig year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Rooster. 8 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Dàxuě · Major Snow

Since 7 December 2043

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Tuesday

December 2043

Lunar date

11th Month · 8th Day

二〇四三初八

Year of the

Water Pig

Yin Water Pig · 癸亥

Water is both the year element and the Pig’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Water.

Solar term

Dàxuě · Major Snow

since 7 December 2043

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 8 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2043-12-08

The daily almanac & observances

8 December 2043
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 11 · 30 days

1 December 204330 December 2043. 22 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

22 December 2043 · 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

December 2043 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 11/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 11/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 11/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 11/23

  5. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

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 December 2043
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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 Wood Rooster · 乙酉— 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 Metal · Xīn (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Wood Rat · 甲子— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Water Pig · 癸亥Water reinforces Water; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Spring Water · 泉中水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Rabbit · 己卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Turtle Beak · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Monkey creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Receive · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northwest (西北)
  • Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
  • 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 planting, saying even many plants may not grow.乙不栽植千株不长The verse cautions against receiving guests, saying drunken disorder may follow.酉不会客醉坐颠狂Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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