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Chinese calendar, 23 December 2048
23 December 2048 is lunar month 11, day 19, 2048, the Earth Dragon year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Rabbit. 5 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.
Wednesday
December 2048
Lunar date
11th Month · 19th Day
二〇四八年冬月十九
Year of the
Earth is both the year element and the Dragon’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Earth.
Moon phase
Lunar day 19 · between principal phases
Daily almanac · 2048-12-23
The daily almanac & observances
丁卯 Yin Fire Rabbit
The stem gives Fire; the branch gives Rabbit.
Read this stem against your Day Master →Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.
宜 Traditionally suitable
- Ritual offerings祭祀
- Level or repair roads平治道涂
- End the mourning-clothes period除服
- Begin wearing mourning clothes成服
- Burial安葬
- No other activities recommended馀事勿取
忌 Traditionally avoid
Month 11 · 30 days
5 December 2048–3 January 2049. 11 days remain after this date.
Follow the Moon through this month →Laba Festival
11 January 2049 · In many parts of China, Laba is marked with multigrain porridge, while ingredients and related foods such as pickled garlic differ by region.
The Moon this month · UTC+8
December 2048 moon phases
New moon
Lunar 11/1
First quarter
Lunar 11/8
Full moon
Lunar 11/16
Last quarter
Lunar 11/24
Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →
The surrounding month
Explore the days around 23 December 2048
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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
- Yin Fire Rabbit · 丁卯— 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 · Yǐ 乙 (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
- Yang Earth Dragon · 戊辰— Earth reinforces Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
- Day Na Yin 纳音
- Furnace Fire · 炉中火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
- Day animal 生肖
- Rabbit · 兔— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
- Opposes 冲
- Yin Metal Rooster · 辛酉— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
- Lunar mansion 宿
- Wall · 壁— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace (北) · Yu beast creature (獝) · traditionally favourable (吉)
- Day officer 建除
- Balance · 平— 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)
- 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 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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