Chinese almanac for March 2025
Solar terms this month: Awakening of Insects (Jing Zhe, 惊蛰), 5 March at 16:07; Spring Equinox (Chun Fen, 春分), 20 March at 17:01 (Malaysia time).
Sat 1 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 2 · Earth Snake (Ji Si, 己巳) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Building a stove (作灶), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 2 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 3 · Metal Horse (Geng Wu, 庚午) · Stable · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Buying property (置产)
Mon 3 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 4 · Metal Goat (Xin Wei, 辛未) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Travel (出行), Building and repairs (修造) and more
Tue 4 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 5 · Water Monkey (Ren Shen, 壬申) · Destruction · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Haircuts (理发), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Pulling down a house (破屋) and more
Wed 5 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 6 · Water Rooster (Gui You, 癸酉) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Seeing a doctor (求医), Medical treatment (治病)
Thu 6 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 7 · Wood Dog (Jia Xu, 甲戌) · Danger · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Breaking ground (动土), Raising the roof beam (上梁), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Weddings (嫁娶) and more
Fri 7 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 8 · Wood Pig (Yi Hai, 乙亥) · Success · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Consecrating a statue (开光), Making holy images (塑绘), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Demolition (拆卸) and more
Sat 8 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 9 · Fire Rat (Bing Zi, 丙子) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Hanging the bridal curtains (合帐), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Weddings (嫁娶), Taking in a son-in-law (纳婿), Setting up the bed (安床) and more
Sun 9 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 10 · Fire Ox (Ding Chou, 丁丑) · Open · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土), Praying for blessings (祈福) and more
Mon 10 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 11 · Earth Tiger (Wu Yin, 戊寅) · Close · yellow path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Hanging the bridal curtains (合帐), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Installing machinery (安机械) and more
Tue 11 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 12 · Earth Rabbit (Ji Mao, 己卯) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Travel (出行), Weddings (嫁娶), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Setting up the bed (安床), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓) and more
Wed 12 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 13 · Metal Dragon (Geng Chen, 庚辰) · Remove · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Sealing holes (塞穴), Nothing (诸事不宜)
Thu 13 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 14 · Metal Snake (Xin Si, 辛巳) · Full · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Making holy images (塑绘), Praying for children (求嗣), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Hanging the bridal curtains (合帐) and more
Fri 14 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 15 · Water Horse (Ren Wu, 壬午) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Weddings (嫁娶), Taking in a son-in-law (纳婿), Burials (安葬)
Sat 15 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 16 · Water Goat (Gui Wei, 癸未) · Stable · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Hanging the bridal curtains (合帐), Installing machinery (安机械) and more
Sun 16 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 17 · Wood Monkey (Jia Shen, 甲申) · Initiate · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Consecrating a statue (开光), Making holy images (塑绘), Praying for blessings (祈福), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣) and more
Mon 17 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 18 · Wood Rooster (Yi You, 乙酉) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Medical treatment (治病), Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Tue 18 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 19 · Fire Dog (Bing Xu, 丙戌) · Danger · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Travel (出行), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Signing contracts (立券), Trading (交易) and more
Wed 19 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 20 · Fire Pig (Ding Hai, 丁亥) · Success · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Opening a business (开市), Signing contracts (立券), Trading (交易), Hanging a signboard (挂匾), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福) and more
Thu 20 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 21 · Earth Rat (Wu Zi, 戊子) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Haircuts (理发), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Weddings (嫁娶), Taking in new household members (进人口)
Fri 21 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 22 · Earth Ox (Ji Chou, 己丑) · Open · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Moving the altar out before works (出火) and more
Sat 22 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 23 · Metal Tiger (Geng Yin, 庚寅) · Close · yellow path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Setting up the bed (安床), Felling trees (伐木), Demolition (拆卸), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土), Raising the roof beam (上梁) and more
Sun 23 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 24 · Metal Rabbit (Xin Mao, 辛卯) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Weddings (嫁娶), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄) and more
Mon 24 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 25 · Water Dragon (Ren Chen, 壬辰) · Remove · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Sealing holes (塞穴), Trimming nails (整手足甲), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Catching pests (捕捉), Hunting (畋猎), Making nets (结网) and more
Tue 25 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 26 · Water Snake (Gui Si, 癸巳) · Full · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Receiving money (纳财), Opening a business (开市), Signing contracts (立券), Trading (交易), Consecrating a statue (开光), Setting up the bed (安床) and more
Wed 26 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 27 · Wood Horse (Jia Wu, 甲午) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Weddings (嫁娶), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Buying property (置产) and more
Thu 27 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 28 · Wood Goat (Yi Wei, 乙未) · Stable · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Travel (出行) and more
Fri 28 Mar · 2nd lunar month, day 29 · Fire Monkey (Bing Shen, 丙申) · Initiate · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Consecrating a statue (开光), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Travel (出行) and more
Sat 29 Mar · 3rd lunar month, day 1 · Fire Rooster (Ding You, 丁酉) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Seeing a doctor (求医), Medical treatment (治病), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 30 Mar · 3rd lunar month, day 2 · Earth Dog (Wu Xu, 戊戌) · Danger · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Setting up the bed (安床), Installing machinery (安机械), Burials (安葬) and more
Mon 31 Mar · 3rd lunar month, day 3 · Earth Pig (Ji Hai, 己亥) · Success · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Consecrating a statue (开光) and more
The good-for and avoid lists come from the open-source lunar calendar library (6tail), whose author built them from a popular Chinese calendar website’s data. Almanacs differ on these lists, and unlike the rest of this site they are not quoted from a classical text. How the rest is worked out
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