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Chinese calendar, 29 March 1977

29 March 1977 is lunar month 2, day 10, 1977, the Fire Snake year. The day pillar is Yin Wood Rooster. 4 named Yi activities; a general Ji restriction. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Chūnfēn · Spring Equinox

Since 21 March 1977

29

Tuesday

March 1977

Lunar date

2nd Month · 10th Day

一九七七初十

Year of the

Fire Snake

Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳

Fire is both the year element and the Snake’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Fire.

Solar term

Chūnfēn · Spring Equinox

since 21 March 1977

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 10 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 1977-03-29

The daily almanac & observances

29 March 1977
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Jade Hall 玉堂 · 黄道

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

Traditionally suitable

Traditionally avoid

  • Nothing is considered suitable诸事不宜

Medical care should follow clinical need; do not postpone treatment because of an almanac entry.

Inside this lunar month

Month 2 · 29 days

20 March 197717 April 1977. 19 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 1977 · 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 1977 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 1/17

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/23

  3. New moon

    Lunar 2/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar 2/9

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 1977
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This day in the traditional cycles

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Day pillar 日柱
Yin Wood Rooster · 乙酉— 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.
  • Yin Metal · Xīn (primary)
Month pillar 月柱
Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Fire Snake · 丁巳Fire reinforces Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Spring Water · 泉中水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Rooster · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Earth Rabbit · 己卯— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Turtle Beak · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.West palace (西) · Monkey creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Break · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northwest (西北)
  • Blessing 福神: Southwest (西南)
  • Wealth 财神: Northeast (东北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against planting, saying even many plants may not grow.乙不栽植千株不长The verse cautions against receiving guests, saying drunken disorder may follow.酉不会客醉坐颠狂Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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