Chinese Almanac for 2030-03-31
2030-03-31 is Lunar month 2, day 28 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Yi Chou day in the Geng Xu (Dog) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2030-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 2, day 28 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Xu (Dog) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Chou (Ox) |
| Year zodiac | Dog |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Sculpt or paint deity images (塑绘)
- Give thanks to deities (酬神)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Cut cloth for tailoring (裁衣)
- Break ground (动土)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Install an altar (安香)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Lay foundation stones (定磉)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Install a door (安门)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Plant (栽种)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Hour's Yang (时阳), Vital Energy (生气), Heaven's Granary (天仓), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Reverent Peace (敬安)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Five Voids (五虚), Nine Voids (九空), Nine Pits (九坎), Nine Scorches (九焦), Repeat Day (复日), Gouchen — Yellow Dragon (勾陈)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Goat (Ji Wei day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Yi (Yin Wood) day: traditionally, planting is avoided, as it is said a thousand saplings will not grow.
Chou (Ox) day: traditionally, a capping ceremony is not held, as it is said the honoree will not return home.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Northeast |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | East |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | North |
What is today's lunar date?
2030-03-31 corresponds to Lunar month 2, day 28 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?
2030-03-31 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