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Chinese calendar, 3 December 2049

3 December 2049 is lunar month 11, day 9, 2049, the Earth Snake year. The day pillar is Yang Water Rat. 22 named Yi activities; 6 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Xiǎoxuě · Minor Snow

Since 22 November 2049

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December 2049

Lunar date

11th Month · 9th Day

二〇四九初九

Year of the

Earth Snake

Yin Earth Snake · 己巳

Fire generates Earth in the Five Phases, so the Snake’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Xiǎoxuě · Minor Snow

since 22 November 2049

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 9 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2049-12-03

The daily almanac & observances

3 December 2049
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

White Tiger 白虎 · 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 11 · 30 days

25 November 204924 December 2049. 21 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Winter Solstice

21 December 2049 · 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 2049 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 11/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 11/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 11/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 12/1

  5. First quarter

    Lunar 12/7

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 2049
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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
Yang Water Rat · 壬子— 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 Water · Guǐ (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Wood Pig · 乙亥— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Earth Snake · 己巳Fire generates Earth; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Mulberry Wood · 桑柘木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Rat · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Fire Horse · 丙午— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Ghost · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Goat creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Remove · — 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: South (正南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against drawing water, saying trouble may be hard to guard against.壬不泱水更难提防The verse cautions against divination, saying it may invite trouble.子不问卜自惹祸殃Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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