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Chinese calendar, 21 November 2045

21 November 2045 is lunar month 10, day 13, 2045, the Wood Ox year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Rabbit. 22 named Yi activities; 0 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Lìdōng · Beginning of Winter

Since 7 November 2045

21

Tuesday

November 2045

Lunar date

10th Month · 13th Day

二〇四五十三

Year of the

Wood Ox

Yin Wood Ox · 乙丑

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

Solar term

Lìdōng · Beginning of Winter

since 7 November 2045

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 13 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2045-11-21

The daily almanac & observances

21 November 2045
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Dark Warrior 玄武 · 黑道

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 · 29 days

9 November 20457 December 2045. 16 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

21 December 2045 · 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 2045 moon phases

Read the phase guide →
  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 9/24

  2. New moon

    Lunar 10/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 10/8

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 10/16

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 November 2045
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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 Earth Rabbit · 己卯— 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 Wood · (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Fire Pig · 丁亥— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Wood Ox · 乙丑Wood controls Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
City-wall Earth · 城头土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Rabbit · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Rooster · 癸酉— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Tail · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Tiger creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Settle · — 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 digging a well, saying the water may not be sweet.卯不穿井水泉不香Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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