Chinese Almanac for 2030-03-03
2030-03-03 is Lunar month 1, day 29 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding You day in the Geng Xu (Dog) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2030-03-03 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 1, day 29 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Xu (Dog) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Yin (Tiger) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) You (Rooster) |
| Year zodiac | Dog |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Sculpt or paint deity images (塑绘)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Break ground (动土)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Install an altar (安香)
- Move the coffin (移柩)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Thank the earth god (谢土)
- Travel (出行)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Install a door (安门)
- Release water (放水)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Set up a bed (安床)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue (天德), Four Images (四相), Yin Virtue (阴德), Blessing Birth (福生), Removing Spirit (除神), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Officer (天吏), Fatal Star (致死), Five Voids (五虚), Five Separations (五离), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rabbit (Xin Mao day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ding (Yin Fire) day: traditionally, hair is not cut, as it is said sores will form on the head.
You (Rooster) day: traditionally, guests are not entertained, as it is said drunkenness will lead to madness.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | West |
What is today's lunar date?
2030-03-03 corresponds to Lunar month 1, day 29 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?
2030-03-03 falls in the Geng Xu year, the year of the Dog.
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