Today is March 2, 2025 – the 61st day of the Gregorian year, with 304 days remaining until its close. According to today’s almanac, March 2 is a “Ding” day among the Twelve Day Stars, signifying that every affair has its appointed time. It is an auspicious day for decision-making, commercial dealings, visits, examinations, and similar pursuits, while various inauspicious endeavors are best avoided. Truly, today is a propitious day.
What Day Is It?
- Gregorian Calendar: March 2, 2025 (Sunday)
- Lunar Calendar: Year 2025, Second Month, Third Day
- Heavenly Stems & Earthly Branches: Year of Yi Si, Month of Wu Yin, Day of Geng Wu
- Zodiac Sign: Snake
- Clash: The day, governed by the Horse, clashes with the Rat (Jiazi) with adverse energy directed to the north
- Fetal Deity: Positioned at the outer sector of the grinding stone, directly to the south
- Western Zodiac: Pisces
- Peng Zu’s Admonition: “Geng does not traverse the meridians, the loom stretches vainly; Wu does not cover the roof – the owner must renovate.”
Which Zodiac Is in Conflict Today?
Today is under the influence of the Horse, which conflicts with the Rat. By the principle of clashing, individuals born in the Year of the Rat should exercise extra caution.
Is Today Auspicious?
Auspicious for:
Weddings, ancestral rites, coming-of-age ceremonies, wall repairs, and property acquisition.
Inauspicious for:
Negotiations, hospital visits, roof construction, kitchen installations, and groundbreaking activities.
Indeed, today is an auspicious day—as a “Ding” day it affirms that all matters have their predetermined course. It is favorable for decision-making, commercial transactions, visits, and examinations, while ill-fated endeavors are to be eschewed.
Which Directions Bring Good Fortune?
- Wealth Deity: Due East
- Lucky Deity: Northwest
- Fortune Deity: Northeast
Auspicious Hours Today
- Chou Hour (1:00–2:59 AM)
- Clash: Conflicts with the Goat; adverse energy from the east
- Favorable for: Prayers for blessings, seeking offspring, travel, wealth acquisition, weddings, funerals, and religious rites
- Mao Hour (5:00–6:59 AM)
- Clash: Conflicts with the Rooster; adverse energy from the west
- Favorable for: Seeking offspring, engagements, weddings, renovations, moving into a new residence, wealth acquisition, market openings, business transactions, funerals, assuming new roles, travel, and encountering benefactors
- Inauspicious for: Ritual sacrifices, prayers for blessings, fasting ceremonies, and offerings to deities
- Shen Hour (3:00–4:59 PM)
- Clash: Conflicts with the Tiger; adverse energy from the south
- Favorable for: Assuming new responsibilities, travel, wealth acquisition, meeting benefactors, engagements, weddings, moving into a new home, market openings, and prayers for blessings
- Inauspicious for: Consecrations, renovations, and funerals
On This Day in History – March 2
Festivals
- Sultan Democratic Republic: National Unity Day
Major Events
- 641: Princess Wencheng enters Tibet.
- 1836: During the Texas Revolution, Texas declares its independence from Mexico and establishes the Republic of Texas.
- 1876: The term “Peking Opera” debuts in Shanghai’s Shen Bao.
- 1931: The Red Fourth Army annihilates the enemy’s 34th Division.
- 1941: Mao Dun composes the ode “Ode to the White Poplar.”
- 1946: Ho Chi Minh is elected President of North Vietnam.
- 1949: The B-50 bomber completes its first non-stop circumnavigation of the globe.
- 1962: Chamberlain scores a historic 100 points in a basketball game.
- 1969: The self-defensive counterattack at Zhenbao Island commences.
- 1978: Charlie Chaplin’s coffin is stolen from his grave.
- 2008: A memorial service for Shen Dianxia is held at Hong Kong’s Hung Hom Coliseum.
- 2009: U.S. President Obama, during a live televised White House briefing, announces the nomination of Kansas’s female governor, Katherine Sibelius, as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
- 2016: After over five years of excavation, the occupant of the Haihunhou Tomb is confirmed to be Liu He, the first Marquis of Haihun.
Notable Births
- 1931: Mikhail Gorbachev, the last General Secretary of the Soviet Union and its first popularly elected president, is born.
- 1935: Wang Dazhong, a preeminent Chinese nuclear safety expert and President of Tsinghua University, is born.
- 1966: Duan Huaiqing, professor at Zhejiang University, is born.
- 1968: Daniel Craig, the sixth actor to portray the iconic James Bond, is born.
- 1998: Zhu Xueying, a Chinese trampoline athlete, is born.
Notable Deaths
- 1930: The celebrated French novelist Lawrence passes away.
- 1968: Chinese writer Xu Guangping passes away.
- 1999: The esteemed Chinese film artist Ling Zifeng dies in Beijing at the age of 82.
- 2011: Comrade Wu Jieping, an eminent medical scientist, educator, urological specialist, and esteemed leader of the Jiusan Society, passes away.
- 2015: Renowned storytelling artist Yuan Kuochen passes away.
- 2020: World-renowned performance artist Uwe Laispan dies in his sleep at the age of 76.
- 2021: Zhou Yulin, a researcher at the China Academy of Engineering Physics, succumbs to illness in Beijing at the age of 98.
- 2021: Celebrated composer and arranger Tang Yicong passes away at the age of 57.