The Moon right now

This is the sky itself: what the Moon is doing at this moment, and the same for everyone reading it. What it means for one particular chart is a different question, and the answer is further down.

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tldr: This month, the lunar month is 十月, 29.7 days, 朔 to 朔, containing 小雪 Xiǎo Xuě (Minor Snow), 大雪 Dà Xuě (Major Snow).

The Moon This Month, In The Chinese Almanac, 十月

This is the month that is actually a lunation: 朔 (new moon) to 朔, 29 or 30 days, never 31. The days inside it are numbered from the new moon, so the date and the Moon's phase are the same fact told twice.

This lunar month runs 29.7 days, new moon to new moon — that is what a month IS here, so it can be 29 days or 30 but never 31. The full moon, 望, falls on the 24th — 十六 in the lunar count. The convention is that 望 is 十五, the fifteenth, and the true moment drifts a day or two either side of it because the Moon does not travel at a constant speed. It contains 小雪 Xiǎo Xuě (Minor Snow), 大雪 Dà Xuě (Major Snow). The 24 solar terms are the SOLAR half of a lunisolar calendar — they are what stop the lunar months drifting away from the seasons.

  • 朔 shuò, the new moon , 9 November , this is 初一, the first day
  • 望 wàng, the full moon , 24 November, 十六 in the lunar count

節氣, The Solar Terms Inside It

  • 22 November , 小雪 Xiǎo Xuě (Minor Snow)
  • 7 December , 大雪 Dà Xuě (Major Snow)

六冲 And 六合, The Days Against The Year

The almanac’s most consulted column. Each day carries an earthly branch, and a day whose branch stands opposite the year’s is a clash (六冲); one that pairs with it is a harmony (六合). Both come round every twelve days. This is the day against the YEAR, so it is the same for everyone, the version measured against your own branch is on your chart page.

  • Tuesday 10 November , 子 冲 — a clash day (Rat against the year's Horse)
  • Tuesday 17 November , 未 合 — a harmony day (Goat with the year's Horse)
  • Sunday 22 November , 子 冲 — a clash day (Rat against the year's Horse)
  • Sunday 29 November , 未 合 — a harmony day (Goat with the year's Horse)
  • Friday 4 December , 子 冲 — a clash day (Rat against the year's Horse)

What This Means For You

This is the almanac's sky, the same for everyone. Laid over your own chart it becomes how these days meet your own four pillars, the stems and branches of your birth, and which of them clash or harmonise with your day master.