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March 1960 Chinese lunar calendar

March 1960 has 31 days, spanning lunar months 2 / 3. Full moon: 13 Mar. New moon: 27 Mar. Awakening of Insects: 5 Mar. Spring Equinox: 20 Mar.

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Lunar 1960 month 2 into 1960 month 3 · Yang Metal Rat 庚子 year pillar at mid-month

Month pillar at mid-month
Yin Earth Rabbit · 己卯
Solar terms
Awakening of Insects · 5 at 21:36:06 UTC+8; Spring Equinox · 20 at 22:42:38 UTC+8
Lunar boundary
26 March 1960 closes lunar 1960 month 2; lunar 1960 month 3 begins 27 March 1960.

Lunar-year structure

The lunar year around this month

Lunar 1960

13 lunar months · 384 days · leap month 6 (29 days).

The Moon this month · UTC+8

March 1960 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 2/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 2/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 2/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 3/1

Calculated phase moments use fixed UTC+8. A lunar day number and a Moon phase describe different things. How they fit together →

Boundaries & marked days

What happens in March 1960

  • 27 March 1960 — lunar 1960 month 2 ends the day before, on day 29, and lunar 1960 month 3 opens.
  • 5 March 1960 at 21:36:06 UTC+8Awakening of Insects, 惊蛰 Jīngzhé, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 20 March 1960 at 22:42:38 UTC+8Spring Equinox, 春分 Chūnfēn, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 12 March 1960lunar mid-month, the fifteenth day of lunar month 2, which falls near the full moon.
  • 27 March 1960the first day of lunar month 3.

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