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March 1997 Chinese lunar calendar

March 1997 has 31 days, spanning lunar months 1 / 2. New moon: 9 Mar. Full moon: 24 Mar. Awakening of Insects: 5 Mar. Spring Equinox: 20 Mar.

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Lunar 1997 month 1 into 1997 month 2 · Yin Fire Ox 丁丑 year pillar at mid-month

Month pillar at mid-month: Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯
Solar terms: Awakening of Insects · 5 at 21:04:07 UTC+8; Spring Equinox · 20 at 21:54:40 UTC+8
Lunar boundary: 8 March 1997 closes lunar 1997 month 1; lunar 1997 month 2 begins 9 March 1997.

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Boundaries & marked days

9 March 1997 — lunar 1997 month 1 ends the day before, on day 30, and lunar 1997 month 2 opens.
5 March 1997 at 21:04:07 UTC+8 — Awakening of Insects, 惊蛰 Jīngzhé, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
20 March 1997 at 21:54:40 UTC+8 — Spring Equinox, 春分 Chūnfēn, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
9 March 1997 — the first day of lunar month 2.
23 March 1997 — lunar mid-month, the fifteenth day of lunar month 2, which falls near the full moon.