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STANDARD VIETNAMESE LUNISOLAR ALMANAC & 24 SOLAR TERMS

Unified astronomical reference engine for Purple Star Astrology, Four Pillars of Destiny (BaZi), He Luo Li Shu, Qi Men Dun Jia, and Flying Star Feng Shui.
Daily Almanac Brief Jean Meeus Ch.25 · VSOP87 · UTC+7 (105°E)

Saturday, March 26, 2033 corresponds to Lunar Day 26, Month 2 of the Gui Chou (Ox) year under the official Vietnamese UTC+7 astronomical standard. The Four Pillars of the day are Year Gui Chou, Solar-Term Month Yi Mao, and Day Bing Zi (Stream-Beneath Water (Jian Xia Shui)), governed by Day Officer Receive (Shou) and Lunar Mansion Root (Di). The Sun stands at 5.86 degrees ecliptic longitude within the Vernal Equinox (Chunfen) solar term, with Pure Brightness (Qingming) arriving on Apr 04, 2033 at 18:08 (UTC+7). The six Auspicious Hours (Yellow Path) are Zi (23h-01h), Chou (01h-03h), Mao (05h-07h), Wu (11h-13h), Shen (15h-17h), You (17h-19h); favorable departure directions are Southwest for the Joy Spirit and Due East for the Wealth Spirit. No major lunar monthly taboo (Tam Nuong, Monthly Taboo, or Yang Gong) falls on this date.

12:00:00 Selected Date & Time
True Solar Time: 12:00 (EoT -5.54m)
March 2033 JDN 2463683
Saturday
26
Balanced Day (Select Auspicious Hours)
Vietnamese Lunar (UTC+7)
26/02
Year Gui Chou (Ox) · 30-day Full Month
Day Stem-Branch & NaYin
Bing Zi
Stream-Beneath Water (Jian Xia Shui) · Month Yi Mao
Twelve Day Officer Receive (Shou)
28 Lunar Mansion Root (Di) (Badger)
Guardian Spirit Life Governor (Si Ming)
Clashing Zodiac Wu (Horse)
Auspicious Directions Joy Spirit: Southwest · Wealth Spirit: Due East
Taboo Check Clear of major lunar taboos

24 Solar Terms Ecliptic Wheel

5.86°
0° 45° 90° 135° 180° 225° 270° 315° ACTIVE SOLAR TERM Vernal Equinox (Chunfen) Meeus VSOP87 Ecliptic
Pure Brightness (Qingming): Apr 04, 2033 at 18:08 (UTC+7)
Second Pentad (#11/72): First spring thunder rolls across the sky

UTC+7 vs UTC+8 Meridian Calibration Aligned Lunar Date

Vietnam Standard (UTC+7 · 105°E)
26/02/2033
Beijing / Taipei / HK (UTC+8 · 120°E)
26/02/2033
Every Solar Term timestamp in Vietnam (UTC+7) occurs exactly 60 minutes earlier on the clock than in UTC+8 calendars. When New Moon falls between 23:00 and 23:59 UTC+7 (such as Lunar New Year on Feb 2, 2030), Vietnam celebrates the 1st of the lunar month one full day ahead of UTC+8.

Twelve Double-Hours Schedule (Auspicious & Inauspicious Hours)

Complete diurnal breakdown of the twelve two-hour Earthly Branch periods, their Stem-Branch pillars, and Twelve Guardian Spirits.

Earthly Branch Clock Time (UTC+7) Hour Pillar Guardian Spirit Classification
Zi (Rat) Wu Zi Golden Coffer (Jin Gui) Auspicious (Yellow Path)
Chou (Ox) Ji Chou Precious Light (Bao Guang) Auspicious (Yellow Path)
Yin (Tiger) Geng Yin White Tiger (Bai Hu) Inauspicious (Black Path)
Mao (Rabbit) Xin Mao Jade Hall (Yu Tang) Auspicious (Yellow Path)
Chen (Dragon) Ren Chen Heavenly Prison (Tian Lao) Inauspicious (Black Path)
Si (Snake) Gui Si Black Tortoise (Xuan Wu) Inauspicious (Black Path)
Wu (Horse) Jia Wu Life Governor (Si Ming) Auspicious (Yellow Path)
Wei (Goat) Yi Wei Grappling Hook (Gou Chen) Inauspicious (Black Path)
Shen (Monkey) Bing Shen Azure Dragon (Qing Long) Auspicious (Yellow Path)
You (Rooster) Ding You Bright Hall (Ming Tang) Auspicious (Yellow Path)
Xu (Dog) Wu Xu Heavenly Punishment (Tian Xing) Inauspicious (Black Path)
Hai (Pig) Ji Hai Vermilion Bird (Zhu Que) Inauspicious (Black Path)

Cast Full Metaphysical Charts for This Moment

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The Four Pillars of Destiny (Solar-Term Stem & Branch)

Method & Standard: The Year Pillar transitions at the exact minute of Start of Spring (Lichun, 315°); the Month Pillar transitions at each of the twelve Sectional Solar Terms (Jie); the Day Pillar advances at 23:00 (Early Zi Hour) to align with classical BaZi charting.
YEAR PILLAR
GuiYin Water
ChouOx
2033 · Mulberry Wood (Sang Tuo Mu)
MONTH PILLAR
YiYin Wood
MaoRabbit
Vernal Equinox (Chunfen)
Great Stream Water (Da Xi Shui)
DAY PILLAR
BingYang Fire
ZiRat
Stream-Beneath Water (Jian Xia Shui)
HOUR PILLAR
JiaYang Wood
WuHorse
11h-13h
Sand Metal (Sha Zhong Jin)

Four-Tier Nine-Palace Flying Stars (Year · Month · Day · Hour)

Calculation Basis: Period 9 context (2024 to 2043). Daily Flying Stars follow the continuous Winter/Summer Solstice nearest Jia-Zi forward/reverse Yang-Yin Dun cycle across Upper, Middle, and Lower Epochs.
4 XunSoutheast
Year2
Month3
Day9
Hour6
9 LiSouth
Year7
Month8
Day5
Hour2
2 KunSouthwest
Year9
Month1
Day7
Hour4
3 ZhenEast
Year1
Month2
Day8
Hour5
5 CenterCentral Palace
Year3
Month4
Day1
Hour7
7 DuiWest
Year5
Month6
Day3
Hour9
8 GenNortheast
Year6
Month7
Day4
Hour1
1 KanNorth
Year8
Month9
Day6
Hour3
6 QianNorthwest
Year4
Month5
Day2
Hour8

Bidirectional Lunar-Solar Converter & 10-Year Lunar Anniversary Lookup

Convert any date between 1900 and 2100 (including Leap Months) or generate a 10-year Gregorian schedule with automatic 29-day short-month handling and 1-click Calendar (.ics) export.

Solar Date to Vietnamese Lunar Date

Vietnamese Lunar Date to Solar Date

10-Year Recurring Lunar Anniversary / Ancestral Commemoration Schedule

Lunar Year Observed Lunar Gregorian Date Weekday Day Pillar Month-Length Note
PERSONALIZED ALMANAC & MOBILE WALLPAPER

Personal Birth-Year Compatibility & Custom Monthly Calendar

Enter your name, birth year, and gender to inspect daily compatibility, unlock your Eight Mansions auspicious directions, and save a high-resolution full-month calendar image customized specifically for you or any family member.

Quick test years:
Enter your Gregorian birth year (for example 1990) and select your gender above to view instant compatibility with the selected date, your four Eight Mansions auspicious directions, and personalized best dates for the entire month.

Complete Classical Daily Almanac (Hoang Lich)

Full breakdown of Auspicious & Inauspicious Stars, Dong Gong commentary, Master Nguyen Binh Khiem verse, Li Chunfeng travel hours, Kongming Six Stars, and Peng Zu Hundred Taboos.

Interactive Monthly Lunisolar Grid

Open Dedicated 3/2033 Month Page

Vermilion red indicates auspicious days; charcoal indicates caution days. When your birth year is entered above, green stars mark Personal Match days and dark badges mark Clash days.

Stem & Zodiac Compatibility for the Day

Evaluates Sixfold Clash, Harmony, Harm, and Void (Kong Wang) against the selected Day Pillar.

Ten Heavenly Stems
Twelve Earthly Branches (Zodiac Signs)

Annual Compass Afflictions & Mountain-Facing Directions

Grand Duke (Tai Sui), Year Breaker (Sui Po), Three Killings (San Sha), and Five Yellow (Wu Huang) sectors for construction and groundbreaking.

Solar Ephemeris & Lunar Phase

NOAA sunrise, solar noon, and sunset for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, lunar illumination, and upcoming New/Full Moons.

The Seventy-Two Seasonal Pentads

Classical five-day ecological micro-seasons dividing each of the 24 Solar Terms into First, Second, and Third Pentads.

Vietnamese Coastal Tidal Rhythm

Spring and neap tidal regimes by lunar age across Northern, Central, and Southern Vietnamese waters.

60-Day Auspicious Date Finder by Undertaking

Filter the upcoming 60 days by task category using Twelve Day Officers, Twenty-Eight Mansions, and taboo exclusions.

Date Interval Calculator & Calendar Reminders (.ics)

Complete 24 Solar Terms Ephemeris Table

Open full 2033 Solar Terms table
# Solar Term Solar Longitude Exact Transition (UTC+7) Classification BaZi Month
1 Minor Cold (Xiaohan) 285° Sectional Term (Jie) Chou
2 Major Cold (Dahan) 300° Principal Term (Qi)
3 Start of Spring (Lichun) 315° Sectional Term (Jie) Yin
4 Rain Water (Yushui) 330° Principal Term (Qi)
5 Awakening of Insects (Jingzhe) 345° Sectional Term (Jie) Mao
6 Vernal Equinox (Chunfen) 0° Principal Term (Qi)
7 Pure Brightness (Qingming) 15° Sectional Term (Jie) Chen
8 Grain Rain (Guyu) 30° Principal Term (Qi)
9 Start of Summer (Lixia) 45° Sectional Term (Jie) Si
10 Grain Buds (Xiaoman) 60° Principal Term (Qi)
11 Grain in Ear (Mangzhong) 75° Sectional Term (Jie) Wu
12 Summer Solstice (Xiazhi) 90° Principal Term (Qi)
13 Minor Heat (Xiaoshu) 105° Sectional Term (Jie) Wei
14 Major Heat (Dashu) 120° Principal Term (Qi)
15 Start of Autumn (Liqiu) 135° Sectional Term (Jie) Shen
16 End of Heat (Chushu) 150° Principal Term (Qi)
17 White Dew (Bailu) 165° Sectional Term (Jie) You
18 Autumnal Equinox (Qiufen) 180° Principal Term (Qi)
19 Cold Dew (Hanlu) 195° Sectional Term (Jie) Xu
20 Frost Descent (Shuangjiang) 210° Principal Term (Qi)
21 Start of Winter (Lidong) 225° Sectional Term (Jie) Hai
22 Minor Snow (Xiaoxue) 240° Principal Term (Qi)
23 Major Snow (Daxue) 255° Sectional Term (Jie) Zi
24 Winter Solstice (Dongzhi) 270° Principal Term (Qi)

Open Almanac API & Embeddable Daily Widget (CC BY 4.0)

Journalists, researchers, and webmasters may embed the live UK Master Vietnamese UTC+7 Almanac badge or query our public JSON endpoint with attribution.

1. Embeddable HTML Widget:
<div data-uk-lich-widget data-lang="en"></div> <script src="https://thayungkhiem.vn/lich-chuan-widget.js" async></script>
2. Public JSON Endpoint:
GET https://thayungkhiem.vn/lich-chuan-api?date=2033-03-26&lang=en

Frequently Asked Questions on Astronomical Calendrics & BaZi Timing

Clarifying meridian differences, 29-day lunar New Year's Eves, Lichun solar-year boundaries, and True Solar Time.

Why does the Vietnamese Lunisolar Calendar (UTC+7) occasionally differ from the Chinese Calendar (UTC+8)?

Traditional lunisolar calendars anchor the 1st day of each lunar month (Shuo) to the calendar day containing the astronomical New Moon in the country's official meridian. Vietnam uses UTC+7 (105 degrees East), whereas Beijing, Taipei, Hong Kong, and Singapore use UTC+8 (120 degrees East). Whenever an astronomical New Moon occurs between 23:00 and 23:59 UTC+7, it is already past midnight (00:00 to 00:59) the next day in UTC+8. For example, on February 2, 2030, Vietnam celebrates Lunar New Year (Day 1, Month 1) one full day ahead of UTC+8 calendars (February 3, 2030).

Why is there no 30th day of the 12th Lunar Month (New Year's Eve) for 8 consecutive years from 2025 to 2032?

A lunar synodic month averages 29.53059 days, meaning lunar months alternate between 29 days (short month) and 30 days (full month) based on true sun-moon conjunctions. Due to elliptical orbital mechanics between 2025 (Yi Si) and 2032 (Ren Zi), the 12th lunar month spans exactly 29 days for eight consecutive years, so Lunar New Year's Eve falls on the 29th of the 12th month until 2033.

When does the Year Pillar change in Four Pillars of Destiny (BaZi): Lunar New Year or Start of Spring (Lichun)?

In classical Four Pillars of Destiny (BaZi), Nine-Palace Flying Star Feng Shui, and Qi Men Dun Jia, the solar-term year transitions at the exact astronomical minute when the Sun reaches 315 degrees ecliptic longitude, known as Start of Spring (Lichun), rather than on Lunar New Year Day. For example, Start of Spring in 2027 occurs on February 4, 2027 at 08:46 UTC+7, two days before Lunar New Year (February 6, 2027).

How is the Zi Hour (23:00 to 01:00) handled when calculating the Day and Hour Pillars?

Civil calendar dates begin at 00:00 midnight, whereas classical horary metaphysics begins the new diurnal cycle at 23:00 (the start of the Zi Rat double-hour). Our engine displays both clearly: civil calendar lookups preserve the midnight boundary, while the Four Pillars (BaZi) and Nine-Palace Flying Stars advance the Day Pillar at 23:00 to match UK Master chart engines.

What is True Solar Time and why do overseas practitioners need longitude and Equation of Time calibration?

Standard civil clocks use broad political timezones and Daylight Saving Time, which can deviate from the Sun's true local meridian transit by 15 to over 90 minutes. True Solar Time adjusts civil clock time by 4 minutes per degree of longitude from the standard meridian plus the daily astronomical Equation of Time (ranging from minus 14 to plus 16 minutes), preventing incorrect Hour Pillar assignments.

How are the 24 Solar Terms computed to minute-level precision in this almanac?

Our astronomical engine implements Jean Meeus's solar longitude series (Astronomical Algorithms, Chapter 25) with Espenak-Meeus dynamical Delta-T corrections and VSOP87 harmonic calibration tables spanning 1900 through 2100, solving via Newton-Raphson iteration for exact 15-degree solar ecliptic multiples.

How should ancestral commemorations or lunar birthdays on the 30th be observed in a 29-day lunar month?

Under traditional Vietnamese liturgical custom, when a recurring commemoration or birthday falls on the 30th day of a lunar month, and that lunar month in a given year is a 29-day short month, the observance is held on the final day of that lunar month (the 29th), never pushed into the 1st day of the following month.

How are Auspicious Hours (Yellow Path) combined with the Twelve Day Officers and Twenty-Eight Mansions?

Date selection follows a three-tier hierarchy from classical compendiums: first avoid major monthly taboos and personal zodiac clashes with the Day Branch; second align the Twelve Day Officer and Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansion with the specific undertaking (marriage, groundbreaking, grand opening, or travel); third execute the event within one of the six Auspicious Hours of that day.