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Chinese calendar, 26 March 2011

26 March 2011 is lunar month 2, day 22, 2011, the Metal Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yang Metal Dragon. 1 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; last quarter.

Solar term

Chūnfēn · Spring Equinox

Since 21 March 2011

26

Saturday

March 2011

Lunar date

2nd Month · 22nd Day

二〇一一廿二

Year of the

Metal Rabbit

Yin Metal Rabbit · 辛卯

Metal restrains Wood in the Five Phases, so the year element is understood as moderating the Rabbit’s fixed element.

Solar term

Chūnfēn · Spring Equinox

since 21 March 2011

Moon phase

Last quarter

20:08 · UTC+8

Daily almanac · 2011-03-26

The daily almanac & observances

26 March 2011
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Heavenly Punishment 天刑 · 黑道

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

Inside this lunar month

Month 2 · 29 days

5 March 20112 April 2011. 7 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 2011 · 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 2011 moon phases

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  1. New moon

    Lunar 2/1

  2. First quarter

    Lunar 2/9

  3. Full moon

    Lunar 2/16

  4. Last quarter

    Lunar 2/22

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 May 2011
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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 Metal Dragon · 庚辰— 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
Yin Metal Rabbit · 辛卯— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Metal Rabbit · 辛卯Metal controls Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
White Wax Metal · 白蜡金— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Metal.
Day animal 生肖
Dragon · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Wood Dog · 甲戌— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Root · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.East palace () · Raccoon dog creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Remove · — 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: East (正东)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against setting warp and weft, saying the loom may stand empty.庚不经络织机虚张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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