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Chinese calendar, 7 March 1970

7 March 1970 is lunar month 1, day 30, 1970, the Metal Dog year. The day pillar is Yang Fire Dog. 15 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning crescent.

Solar term

Jīngzhé · Awakening of Insects

Since 6 March 1970

7

Saturday

March 1970

Lunar date

1st Month · 30th Day

一九七〇三十

Year of the

Metal Dog

Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌

Earth generates Metal in the Five Phases, so the Dog’s fixed element supports the year element.

Solar term

Jīngzhé · Awakening of Insects

since 6 March 1970

Moon phase

Waning crescent

Lunar day 30 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1970-03-07

The daily almanac & observances

7 March 1970
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Prison 天牢 · 黑道

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

Inside this lunar month

Month 1 · 30 days

6 February 19707 March 1970. This is the final day of the month.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 1970 · 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 1970 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/24

  2. New moon

    Lunar 2/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 2/8

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 2/16

  5. Last quarter

    Lunar 2/23

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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Gregorian dates and corresponding Chinese lunar month and day for March 1970
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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yang Fire Dog · 丙戌— 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 Earth · (primary)
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (middle)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Earth Rabbit · 己卯— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Metal Dog · 庚戌Earth generates Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Roof Earth · 屋上土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Dog · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Metal Dragon · 庚辰— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Stomach · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Boar creature () · traditionally favourable ()
Day officer 建除
Danger · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southwest (西南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northwest (西北)
  • 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 repairing a stove, saying misfortune may follow.丙不修灶必见灾殃The verse cautions against eating dog meat, saying strange disturbances may reach the bed.戌不吃犬作怪上床Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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