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Chinese calendar, 25 December 2049

25 December 2049 is lunar month 12, day 1, 2049, the Earth Snake year. The day pillar is Yang Wood Dog. 23 named Yi activities; 10 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; new moon.

Solar term

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

Since 21 December 2049

25

Saturday

December 2049

Lunar date

12th Month · 1st Day

二〇四九初一

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

Dōngzhì · Winter Solstice

since 21 December 2049

Moon phase

New moon

01:52 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 2049-12-25

The daily almanac & observances

25 December 2049
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Punishment 天刑 · 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 12 · 29 days

25 December 204922 January 2050. 28 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Laba Festival

1 January 2050 · 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 2049 moon phases

Read the phase guide →
  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 →

The surrounding month

Explore the days around 25 December 2049

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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for December 2049
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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
Yang Wood Dog · 甲戌— 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.
  • Yang Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (middle)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Fire Rat · 丙子— 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
Mountain-top Fire · 山头火— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Fire.
Day animal 生肖
Dog · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Earth Dragon · 戊辰— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Stomach · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Boar creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Open · — 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: 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 opening a storehouse, saying possessions may be lost.甲不开仓财物耗散The verse cautions against eating dog meat, saying strange disturbances may reach the bed.戌不吃犬作怪上床Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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25 December 2049 corresponds to lunar year 2049, month 12, day 1, in the 己巳 year — the Year of the Snake. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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