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Chinese calendar, 15 March 1963

15 March 1963 is lunar month 2, day 20, 1963, the Water Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Snake. 20 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Jīngzhé · Awakening of Insects

Since 6 March 1963

15

Friday

March 1963

Lunar date

2nd Month · 20th Day

一九六三年二月二十

Year of the

Water Rabbit

Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯

Water generates Wood in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Rabbit’s fixed element.

Solar term

Jīngzhé · Awakening of Insects

since 6 March 1963

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 20 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1963-03-15

The daily almanac & observances

15 March 1963
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Vermilion Bird 朱雀 · 黑道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

宜 Traditionally suitable

忌 Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 2 · 29 days

24 February 1963–24 March 1963. 9 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 1963 · In China, Qingming is commonly marked by tending graves and honouring ancestors, while spring outings form another long-standing strand of the day.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

March 1963 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 2/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 2/15

  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 →

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This day in the traditional cycles

Each result below names this date’s position and explains what the term means.

Day pillar 日柱
Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳— 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 Fire · Bǐng 丙 (primary)
  • Yang Metal · Gēng 庚 (middle)
  • Yang Earth · Wù 戊 (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Wood Rabbit · 乙卯— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯— Water generates Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Sand Earth · 沙中土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Snake · 蛇— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Pig · 辛亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Bond · 娄— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Dog creature (狗) · traditionally favourable (吉)
Day officer 建除
Full · 满— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: South (正南)
  • Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
  • Wealth 财神: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮The verse cautions against long travel, saying possessions may be hidden or lost.巳不远行财物伏藏Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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