Chinese Almanac for 2030-03-17
2030-03-17 is Lunar month 2, day 14 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Hai day in the Geng Xu (Dog) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2030-03-17 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 2, day 14 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Xu (Dog) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Dog |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Travel (出行)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Move house (移徙)
- Build a boat (造船)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Mother's Granary (母仓), Triple Harmony (三合), Day of Attendance (临日), Heaven's Joy (天喜), Heaven's Physician (天医)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Double Day (重日), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Snake (Yi Si 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.
Hai (Pig) day: traditionally, marriages are not held, as it is said it will be unlucky for the groom.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2030-03-17 corresponds to Lunar month 2, day 14 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?
2030-03-17 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