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Chinese calendar, 1 March 2002

1 March 2002 is lunar month 1, day 18, 2002, the Water Horse year. The day pillar is Yang Earth Dragon. 8 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waning gibbous.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

Since 19 February 2002

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Friday

March 2002

Lunar date

1st Month · 18th Day

二〇〇二十八

Year of the

Water Horse

Yang Water Horse · 壬午

Water restrains Fire in the Five Phases, so the year element is understood as moderating the Horse’s fixed element.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

since 19 February 2002

Moon phase

Waning gibbous

Lunar day 18 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2002-03-01

The daily almanac & observances

1 March 2002
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Golden Coffer 金匮 · 黄道

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

12 February 200213 March 2002. 12 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 2002 · 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 2002 moon phases

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  1. Last quarter

    Lunar 1/23

  2. New moon

    Lunar 2/1

  3. First quarter

    Lunar 2/9

  4. Full moon

    Lunar 2/16

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 September 2002
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Calendar terms explained

This day in the traditional cycles

Each result below names this date’s position and explains what the term means.

Day pillar 日柱
Yang Earth Dragon · 戊辰— 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 Wood · (middle)
  • Yin Water · Guǐ (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Water Horse · 壬午Water controls Fire; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Forest Wood · 大林木— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Wood.
Day animal 生肖
Dragon · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Water Dog · 壬戌— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Ghost · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Goat creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Full · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Southeast (东南)
  • Blessing 福神: Northeast (东北)
  • Wealth 财神: North (正北)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against accepting land, saying it may be inauspicious for the owner.戊不受田田主不祥The verse cautions against weeping, saying another bereavement may follow.辰不哭泣必主重丧Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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