Chinese Almanac for 2029-03-02

2029-03-02 is Lunar month 1, day 18 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Mao day in the Ji You (Rooster) year.

Key facts

Gregorian date 2029-03-02
Lunar date Lunar month 1, day 18
Year (Ganzhi) Ji (Yin Earth) You (Rooster)
Month (Ganzhi) Bing (Yang Fire) Yin (Tiger)
Day (Ganzhi) Xin (Yin Metal) Mao (Rabbit)
Year zodiac Rooster

Auspicious for (宜)

  • Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
  • Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
  • Cut cloth for tailoring (裁衣)
  • Make bed curtains (合帐)
  • Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
  • Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
  • Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
  • Marry (嫁娶)
  • Move into a new home (入宅)
  • Install an altar (安香)
  • Thank the earth god (谢土)
  • Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
  • Move the coffin (移柩)
  • Break ground for burial (破土)
  • Erect a tombstone (立碑)
  • Visit friends and family (会亲友)
  • Travel (出行)
  • Pray for blessings (祈福)
  • Pray for offspring (求嗣)
  • Raise the roof beam (上梁)
  • Release water (放水)

Inauspicious for (忌)

  • Dig a well (掘井)

Auspicious spirits (吉神)

Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Official's Day (官日), Auspicious Period (吉期), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Jade Palace (玉宇), Five Harmony (五合), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)

Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)

Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池)

Clash & direction to avoid

Clashes with Rooster (Yi You day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.

Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos

Xin (Yin Metal) day: traditionally, sauce is not made, as it is said the owner will never taste it.

Mao (Rabbit) day: traditionally, wells are not dug, as it is said the spring water will turn foul.

Auspicious directions

God of Joy (喜神) Southwest
God of Fortune (福神) Northwest
God of Wealth (财神) East
Tai Sui (太岁) Center
Yang Noble God (阳贵神) Northeast
Yin Noble God (阴贵神) South

What is today's lunar date?

2029-03-02 corresponds to Lunar month 1, day 18 on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar.

What should be avoided on this day?

Traditional almanac sources list the items under Inauspicious for (忌) above as activities best avoided on this day.

Which zodiac year is this day in?

2029-03-02 falls in the Ji You year, the year of the Rooster.

Solar terms: astronomical calculation. Daily do's and don'ts, auspicious/inauspicious spirits, clashes, and Peng Zu's taboos: Xieji Bianfangshu (协纪辨方书) tradition, as encoded in lunar-typescript · Last updated 2026-09-11