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5 March 2024 - Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Holiday, Hijri, Chinese Date, Moon Phase

5 March 2024 falls on a Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar. According to the JAKIM Hijri calendar, this date corresponds to 24 Sha'ban 1445 AH. In the traditional Chinese calendar, this date is 正月廿五, in the year of the Dragon (甲辰 Jiǎ Chén). There are no holidays recorded for Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur on this date.

The moon is in its Waning Crescent phase, about 29% illuminated (day 24.2 of the 29.5-day lunar cycle). Alongside the calendar info, this page also shows the astrological context: the Western zodiac Pisces and the Chinese zodiac Dragon for this date.

Holiday Records

No holidays recorded on this date.

Date Information

Day

Tuesday

Day of year

65 / 366

Week number

10

Days remaining

301

Hijri Calendar

Hijri Date

24 Sha'ban 1445 AH

Hijri month

8 · Sha'ban

30 days

Day of Hijri month

24 / 30

Gregorian span

11 Feb - 11 Mar 2024

Based on the JAKIM e-Solat Takwim Hijri (Malaysia)

Chinese Calendar

Lunar Date

正月廿五

Year of the Dragon · 甲辰 Jiǎ Chén

Year pillar 年柱

甲辰

Jiǎ Chén

Month pillar 月柱

丁卯

Dīng Mǎo

Day pillar 日柱

戊辰

Wù Chén

Day officer 建除十二神

除 Chú · Remove Day

Current solar term 節氣

驚蟄 Jīngzhé

Awakening of Insects · 5 Mar 10:14 MYT

Next solar term

春分 Chūnfēn

Spring Equinox · 20 Mar 11:03 MYT

Astronomical Chinese calendar (new moon at 120°E, Meeus algorithms)

Moon Phase

Over Kuala Lumpur

Waning Crescent

29% illuminated · Day 24.2 of 29.5

Moonrise

02:31 MYT

Moonset

14:49 MYT

Phase at noon MYT over Kuala Lumpur (3.14°N, 101.69°E). Rise/set times are MYT for Kuala Lumpur.

Western Zodiac

Pisces

19 February - 20 March

Element

Water

Quality

Mutable

Ruling planet

Neptune

Chinese Zodiac

Dragon

Zodiac of Year 2024

Element

Wood

Computed from the Gregorian year

Frequently Asked Questions

What information does this page show?

The day detail page lists every holiday recorded on this date along with the states observing each one, the day position within the calendar year, the full Hijri date, and the Western zodiac sign plus Chinese zodiac (shio) for the date.

Where does the Hijri date on this page come from?

Hijri dates on this app are sourced from the official JAKIM e-Solat Takwim, the Malaysian government reference for the Islamic calendar. JAKIM applies the MABIMS imkanur rukyah (visibility of the new moon) criterion, so the dates shown match Malaysia's official takwim. The exact data range loaded in this app covers roughly July 2023 through late 2027; for dates outside that window the app falls back to a mean synodic month projection (29.53 days) which may differ by ±1 day from the official takwim.

How is the Chinese lunar date on this page computed?

The Chinese lunar date follows standard astronomical rules. A new lunar month begins on the day containing the astronomical new moon as seen from the 120°E meridian (China Standard Time, UTC+8). Leap months are inserted when a lunar year contains 13 lunations without a zhongqi (major solar term). The day pillar and sexagenary year pillar use the traditional ganzhi cycle. This calculation matches the official reference used for Chinese New Year and lunar festivals across China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia.

How is the moon phase information computed?

The moon's illumination percentage, lunar age (0 to 29.5 days), and the four principal phases (new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter) are calculated using standard astronomical algorithms and shown in Malaysia Time (MYT, UTC+8). Moonrise and moonset times are computed for the observer latitude and longitude of the selected state capital. Values are typically accurate to within a few minutes of published ephemerides. The new moon time is the astronomical reference point that the Hijri calendar uses as the basis for each new month.

How is the Chinese zodiac (shio) calculated here?

The shio is computed from the Gregorian year with a simple formula and is NOT adjusted for Chinese New Year, which falls between 21 January and 20 February. For dates before Chinese New Year, the shio technically still belongs to the previous zodiac year.

What is the difference between zodiac and shio?

Western zodiac divides the solar year into 12 star signs based on your date of birth, while shio (Chinese zodiac) divides a 12-year cycle into animal signs. Zodiac changes each month, shio changes each year.