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Thursday, December 24, 20262026年12月24日 · 农历冬月十六 · 壬申日

Eleventh Lunar Month · Day 16 of the 丙午 Horse year. A Water Monkey day, Success, in the season of Winter Solstice.

農曆Lunar date
冬月十六Eleventh Lunar Month · Day 16
丙午年 · the Horse year
日柱Day pillar
壬申Rén Shēn
Yang Water Monkey. Day 9 of the sixty-day cycle.
建除Day officer
成Success
Officer 9 of twelve. The almanac rhyme counts it among the usable days.
節氣Solar term
冬至Winter Solstice
Since Dec 22, 4:50 AM. Next: Minor Cold 小寒, Jan 5, 10:10 PM (China time).
月相Moon
Full Moon
100% lit, in Gemini, Cancer from Dec 24, 5:58 AM.
五行Five-phase
水Water
The element of the day stem 壬; its traditional color is black 黑.
生肖Animal relationships of the Monkey day
Clash: Tiger
Six harmony Snake · Three harmony Rat, Dragon · Harm Pig · Break Snake
日數Number of the date
19/10/1
The digits of the date added and reduced.
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Calculated by Daily Alignment from astronomical positions (astronomy-engine), China Standard Time, following the national standard for the Chinese calendar (GB/T 33661-2017). How each figure is made: methodology. Facts only: no predictions.