Vietnam Population Day (Dec 26): Origin and Meaning
Vietnam Population Day on December 26 has been observed since 1997, tied to the country's family planning tradition and population work.
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26/12/2026, Saturday 26/12/2026, lunar 18/11 in the year Bính Ngọ
26/12/2026 is Vietnam Population Day. 54 days from today. It is a hắc đạo (inauspicious) day under Thiên Hình, day officer Khai, in the solar term Đông Chí. Good for: business openings, enrolment, prayers for blessing; open new work, apply for a job; write, present, meet people. Avoid: burials; groundbreaking, digging graves; taking on too much at once. In folk almanacs this is a Tam Nương day, traditionally avoided for big undertakings.
- Solar date
- 26/12/2026
- Lunar date
- 18/11, Bính Ngọ year
- Day stem and branch
- Giáp Tuất
- Observance
- Vietnam Population Day
- Auspicious hours
- Dần, Thìn, Tỵ, Thân, Dậu, Hợi
- Julian day number N of 26/12/20262461401
- Day 1: the date of the latest new moon (UTC+7)09/12/2026
- Lunar day = N - N(day 1) + 12461401 - 2461384 + 1 = 18
- Lunar month, counted from month 11 (the one with the winter solstice)month 11
- Lunar year 2026: (2026 - 4) mod 10, mod 12Bính Ngọ
- Lunar dateday 18 of month 11, Bính Ngọ year
Based on the traditional almanac, for reference.
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