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March 1989 Chinese lunar calendar

March 1989 has 31 days, spanning lunar months 1 / 2. New moon: 8 Mar. Full moon: 22 Mar. Awakening of Insects: 5 Mar. Spring Equinox: 20 Mar.

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Lunar 1989 month 1 into 1989 month 2 · Yin Earth Snake 己巳 year pillar at mid-month

Month pillar at mid-month
Yin Fire Rabbit · 丁卯
Solar terms
Awakening of Insects · 5 at 22:34:08 UTC+8; Spring Equinox · 20 at 23:28:15 UTC+8
Lunar boundary
7 March 1989 closes lunar 1989 month 1; lunar 1989 month 2 begins 8 March 1989.

Lunar-year structure

The lunar year around this month

Lunar 1989

12 lunar months · 355 days · no leap month.

The Moon this month · UTC+8

March 1989 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/24

  2. New moon

    Lunar 2/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 2/7

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 2/15

  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 →

Boundaries & marked days

What happens in March 1989

  • 8 March 1989 — lunar 1989 month 1 ends the day before, on day 30, and lunar 1989 month 2 opens.
  • 5 March 1989 at 22:34:08 UTC+8Awakening of Insects, 惊蛰 Jīngzhé, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 20 March 1989 at 23:28:15 UTC+8Spring Equinox, 春分 Chūnfēn, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
  • 8 March 1989the first day of lunar month 2.
  • 22 March 1989lunar mid-month, the fifteenth day of lunar month 2, which falls near the full moon.

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