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Chinese calendar, 3 March 2036

3 March 2036 is lunar month 2, day 6, 2036, the Fire Dragon year. The day pillar is Yin Earth Snake. 3 named Yi activities; 4 named Ji activities. 7 auspicious time windows; waxing crescent.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

Since 19 February 2036

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Monday

March 2036

Lunar date

2nd Month · 6th Day

二〇三六初六

Year of the

Fire Dragon

Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰

Fire generates Earth in the Five Phases, so the year element supports the Dragon’s fixed element.

Solar term

Yǔshuǐ · Rain Water

since 19 February 2036

Moon phase

Waxing crescent

Lunar day 6 · between principal phases

Daily almanac · 2036-03-03

The daily almanac & observances

3 March 2036
Traditional day classification

Auspicious · Huang Dao

Heavenly Virtue 天德 · 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

27 February 203627 March 2036. 24 days remain after this date.

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Next festival & customs

Qingming Festival

4 April 2036 · 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 2036 moon phases

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  1. First quarter

    Lunar 2/9

  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 2036
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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 Earth Snake · 己巳— 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 Fire · Bǐng (primary)
  • Yang Metal · Gēng (middle)
  • Yang Earth · (residual)
Month pillar 月柱
Yang Metal Tiger · 庚寅— the month’s position in the 60-part stem–branch cycle.
Year pillar 年柱
Yang Fire Dragon · 丙辰Fire generates Earth; 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
Snake · — the animal of the earthly branch in this date’s pillar.
Opposes 冲
Yin Water Pig · 癸亥— a Six Clash (六冲), the branch directly opposite this date’s branch in the 12-branch cycle.
Lunar mansion 宿
Rooftop · — this date’s position in the repeating 28-mansion cycle.North palace () · Swallow creature () · traditionally unfavourable ()
Day officer 建除
Balance · — determined by this date’s earthly branch relative to its solar-term month branch.
Auspicious directions 吉方
  • Joy 喜神: Northeast (东北)
  • Blessing 福神: North (正北)
  • 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 handling agreements, saying both parties may lose.己不破券二比并亡The verse cautions against long travel, saying possessions may be hidden or lost.巳不远行财物伏藏Two traditional almanac caution lines selected by this date’s stem and branch.

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