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March 2017 Chinese lunar calendar

March 2017 has 31 days, spanning lunar months 2 / 3. Full moon: 12 Mar. New moon: 28 Mar. Awakening of Insects: 5 Mar. Spring Equinox: 20 Mar.

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Lunar 2017 month 2 into 2017 month 3 · Yin Fire Rooster 丁酉 year pillar at mid-month

Month pillar at mid-month: Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯
Solar terms: Awakening of Insects · 5 at 17:32:43 UTC+8; Spring Equinox · 20 at 18:28:38 UTC+8
Lunar boundary: 27 March 2017 closes lunar 2017 month 2; lunar 2017 month 3 begins 28 March 2017.

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Boundaries & marked days

28 March 2017 — lunar 2017 month 2 ends the day before, on day 30, and lunar 2017 month 3 opens.
5 March 2017 at 17:32:43 UTC+8 — Awakening of Insects, 惊蛰 Jīngzhé, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
20 March 2017 at 18:28:38 UTC+8 — Spring Equinox, 春分 Chūnfēn, one of the twenty-four solar terms.
12 March 2017 — lunar mid-month, the fifteenth day of lunar month 2, which falls near the full moon.
28 March 2017 — the first day of lunar month 3.