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Chinese calendar, 1 March 2017

1 March 2017 is lunar month 2, day 4, 2017, the Fire Rooster year. The day pillar is Yin Fire Pig. 18 named Yi activities; 5 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

Since 18 February 2017

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Wednesday

March 2017

Lunar date

2nd Month · 4th Day

二〇一七年二月初四

Year of the

Fire Rooster

Yin Fire Rooster · 丁酉

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

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

since 18 February 2017

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 4 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2017-03-01

The daily almanac & observances

1 March 2017
Traditional day classification

Inauspicious · Hei Dao

Gou Chen 勾陈 · 黑道

Huang Dao and Hei Dao name the day-god cycle. For a particular plan, read its Yi and Ji activities below.

宜 Traditionally suitable

忌 Traditionally avoid

Inside this lunar month

Month 2 · 30 days

26 February 2017–27 March 2017. 26 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

4 April 2017 · 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 2017 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 2/8

  2. Full moon

    Lunar 2/15

  3. Last quarter

    Lunar 2/23

  4. New moon

    Lunar 3/1

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 March 2017
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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
Yin Fire Pig · 丁亥— 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 Water · Rén 壬 (primary)
  • Yang Wood · Jiǎ 甲 (middle)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Water Tiger · 壬寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Fire Rooster · 丁酉— Fire controls Metal; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Roof Earth · 屋上土— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Earth.
Day animal 生肖
Pig · 猪— the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Metal Snake · 辛巳— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Wall · 壁— this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace (北) · Yu beast creature (獝) · traditionally favourable (吉)
Day officer 建除
Receive · 收— determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: South (正南)
  • Blessing 福神: Southeast (东南)
  • Wealth 财神: Southwest (西南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against cutting hair, saying sores may appear.丁不剃头头必生疮The verse cautions against marriage, saying it may disadvantage the groom.亥不嫁娶不利新郎Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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1 March 2017 corresponds to lunar year 2017, month 2, day 4, in the 丁酉 year — the Year of the Rooster. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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