Today is March 7, 2025 – the 66th day of the Gregorian calendar year, with 299 days remaining until the conclusion of 2025. According to today’s almanac, March 7 is designated as a Day of Achievement within the Twelve Daily Deities. This auspicious designation signifies that every undertaking, whether perceived as fortunate or otherwise, may be carried out successfully. In other words, it is an exceptionally propitious day.
What Kind of Day Is Today?
- Gregorian Calendar: March 7, 2025 (Friday)
- Lunar Calendar: The eighth day of the second lunar month in 2025
- Sexagenary Cycle: Year of Yi Si, Month of Ji Mao, Day of Yi Hai
- Zodiac: Snake
- Clash: Today is a Pig day, which clashes with the Snake. Hence, individuals born under the Snake sign should exercise caution.
- Fetal Deity: Positioned to the southwest, outside the grinding stone
- Western Zodiac: Pisces
- Peng Zu’s Prognostications: “On a Yi day, even a thousand planted trees will not thrive; on a Hai day, matrimonial alliances are ill-advised, particularly for the groom.”
Auspicious and Inauspicious Activities
Favorable for:
- Sacrificial rites
- Consecration ceremonies
- Statuary crafting
- Betrothal
- Tailoring
- Dismantling
- Bed installation
- Foundation-laying
- Earth-moving
- Erecting columns
- Installing beams
- Relocating and house entry
- Incense offering
- Market opening
- Contract formalization
- Plaque hanging
- Bathing and travel
- Progeny-seeking
- Door installations
Unfavorable for:
- Marriage ceremonies
- Planting
- Timber felling
- Burial
Today is indeed an auspicious day. As it is recognized as a Day of Achievement in the Twelve Daily Deities, every endeavor – whether considered auspicious or inauspicious – may proceed with promise of success.
Auspicious Directions for Today
- Wealth Deity (Cai Shen): Northeast
- Auspicious Deity (Xi Shen): Northwest
- Blessing Deity (Fu Shen): Southwest
Auspicious Time Periods
- Chou Hour (1:00–2:59 AM) [Auspicious]
- Hourly Clash: Clashes with the Goat; negative influence from the East
- Recommended: Sacrificial rites, prayers for blessings, appeasing deities, betrothal, marriage ceremonies, travel, wealth-seeking, house entry, burial, construction work, roofing, relocation, bed installation
- Prohibitions: None specified
- Chen Hour (7:00–8:59 AM) [Auspicious]
- Hourly Clash: Clashes with the Dog; negative influence from the South
- Recommended: Construction and earth-moving activities
- Prohibitions: None specified
- Wei Hour (1:00–2:59 PM) [Auspicious]
- Hourly Clash: Clashes with the Ox; negative influence from the West
- Recommended: Seeking progeny, betrothal, marriage ceremonies, wealth acquisition, market opening, trading, bed-setting, construction, roofing, relocation, and kitchen establishment
- Prohibitions: Sacrificial rites, prayers for blessings, fasting ceremonies, consecration, commencing new assignments, and travel
- Xu Hour (7:00–8:59 PM) [Auspicious]
- Hourly Clash: Clashes with the Dragon; negative influence from the North
- Recommended: Betrothal, marriage ceremonies, market opening, and burial
- Prohibitions: Beam placement, roofing, coffin preparations, sacrificial rites, prayers for blessings, fasting ceremonies, and appeasing deities
On This Day in History – March 7
Festivals
- Women’s Day:
Commonly observed on March 7—the day preceding International Women’s Day on March 8. The specific celebrations are arranged by participating institutions or organizations in accordance with local circumstances.
Major Historical Events
- 1798: French troops entered Rome, marking the inception of the Roman Republic.
- 1916: The iconic BMW automotive company was founded, establishing its headquarters in Munich, Germany.
- 1918:
- Finland forged an alliance with Germany and joined World War I.
- Japanese entrepreneur Konosuke Matsushita founded Matsushita Electric Appliance Works in Osaka, laying the groundwork for what would later become Panasonic.
- 1927: Mao Zedong inaugurated classes at the Wuchang Central Peasant Movement Training Institute.
- 1931: Mao Zedong formulated his strategy for guerrilla warfare.
- 1933: Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the New Deal.
- 1936: Germany violated the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Treaties by dispatching troops into the demilitarized Rhineland.
- 1947: During the Chinese Civil War, negotiations between the Nationalist Government and the Communist Party collapsed, prompting all Communist negotiators to withdraw from Yan’an and reigniting the civil conflict.
- 1948: In the Linfen Campaign of the Chinese Civil War, the People’s Liberation Army captured Linfen.
- 1965: African Americans organized a grand freedom march, under the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr.
- 2003: Hu Jintao underscored the imperative to steadfastly preserve the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macau.
Notable Births
- 1837: American astronomer Henry Draper was born.
- 1845: The modern scientist Xu Jianyin was born.
- 1890: Chinese geographer and meteorologist Zhu Kezhen was born.
- 1916: Wang Shizhen, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a pioneer in nuclear medicine, was born.
Notable Deaths
- 664: Tang Sanzang, the founder of the Faxiang sect of Buddhism during the Tang Dynasty, passed away.
- 2009: Wu Yangmu, a celebrated educator and artist in China, died.
- 2020: Du Weishan, the youngest son of the renowned Du Yuesheng, passed away at the age of 88.
- 2021: Peter Matral succumbed to complications arising from COVID-19 at the age of 61.
- 2022: Teng Jinxian, an esteemed actor, director, and cinematic entrepreneur, passed away.
- 2024:
- Sun Zhengyang, a distinguished Peking opera performer and nationally recognized intangible cultural heritage representative—and a first-class actor at the Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre—died at Shanghai’s Sixth People’s Hospital after unsuccessful treatment.
- Yang Xin, an eminent philosopher, aesthete, and calligrapher; a State Council special allowance recipient; an exemplar among retired cadres; a model in next-generation care; and the honored recipient of both the Peking University Outstanding Educational Contribution Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award in Philosophy Education, as well as a former professor and head of the Aesthetic Studies Department at Peking University, passed away at the age of 102.
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