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March 1971 Chinese lunar calendar

March 1971 has 31 days, spanning lunar months 2 / 3. Full moon: 12 Mar. New moon: 27 Mar. Awakening of Insects: 6 Mar. Spring Equinox: 21 Mar.

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Lunar 1971 month 2 into 1971 month 3 · Yin Metal Pig 辛亥 year pillar at mid-month

Month pillar at mid-month
Yin Metal Rabbit · 辛卯
Solar terms
Awakening of Insects · 6 at 13:34:44 UTC+8; Spring Equinox · 21 at 14:38:06 UTC+8
Lunar boundary
26 March 1971 closes lunar 1971 month 2; lunar 1971 month 3 begins 27 March 1971.

Lunar-year structure

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Lunar 1971

13 lunar months · 384 days · leap month 5 (29 days).

The Moon this month · UTC+8

March 1971 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 2/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 2/16

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 2/24

  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 1971

  • 27 March 1971 — lunar 1971 month 2 ends the day before, on day 30, and lunar 1971 month 3 opens.
  • 6 March 1971 at 13:34:44 UTC+8Awakening of Insects, 惊蛰 Jīngzhé, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 21 March 1971 at 14:38:06 UTC+8Spring Equinox, 春分 Chūnfēn, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 11 March 1971lunar mid-month, the fifteenth day of lunar month 2, which falls near the full moon.
  • 27 March 1971the first day of lunar month 3.

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