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Chinese calendar, 5 March 2023

5 March 2023 is lunar month 2, day 14, 2023, the Water Rabbit year. The day pillar is Yang Water Dog. 9 named Yi activities; 2 named Ji activities. 6 auspicious time windows; waxing gibbous.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

Since 19 February 2023

5

Sunday

March 2023

Lunar date

2nd Month · 14th Day

二〇二三十四

Year of the

Water Rabbit

Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯

Water generates Wood in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Rabbit’s fixed element.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

since 19 February 2023

Moon phase

Waxing gibbous

Lunar day 14 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2023-03-05

The daily almanac & observances

5 March 2023
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Controller of Destiny 司命 · 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 2 · 30 days

20 February 202321 March 2023. 16 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

5 April 2023 · 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 2023 moon phases

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  1. Full moon

    Lunar 2/16

  2. Last quarter

    Lunar 2/24

  3. New moon

    Lunar leap 2/1

  4. First quarter

    Lunar leap 2/8

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 2023
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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 Water Dog · 壬戌— 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 Metal · Xīn (middle)
  • Yin Fire · Dīng (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Wood Tiger · 甲寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yin Water Rabbit · 癸卯Water generates Wood; the year’s position in the 60-year cycle.
Day Na Yin 纳音
Great Sea Water · 大海水— a fixed named element assigned to this pillar; its element is Water.
Day animal 生肖
Dog · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Star · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.South palace () · Horse creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Complete · — 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: South (正南)
Three traditional direction markers determined by this date’s heavenly stem.
Peng Zu lines 彭祖百忌
The verse cautions against drawing water, saying trouble may be hard to guard against.壬不泱水更难提防The verse cautions against eating dog meat, saying strange disturbances may reach the bed.戌不吃犬作怪上床Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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5 March 2023 corresponds to lunar year 2023, month 2, day 14, in the 癸卯 year — the Year of the Rabbit. You can enter another date in the date converter.

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