Lunar day 3

The lunar day turns at moonrise, not midnight, so day 3 rarely lines up with a calendar date — most dates hold two different readings. Everything below is traditional material, quoted as it was received.

Favoured on lunar day 3

Compete or push hard: The tradition treats this as a day of dynamic energy that openly favours competition and intense, vigorous effort.
Exercise or train: The tradition treats this as a highly favourable day for vigorous, strength-building training.
Plant or sow: The tradition counts this a good day for sowing and planting, especially fast-growing crops with edible above-ground parts.
Cut my hair: Traditionally associated with prosperity when hair is cut.
Sign a contract: The tradition holds this to be a strong day for business decisions, which covers committing to an agreement.
Start something new: The tradition sees this as a good day for business decisions and determined forward movement, which is taken to support starting a venture.
A beauty treatment: The tradition speaks well of care procedures such as sauna and massage today, which loosely extends to beauty treatments.
Make a big purchase: The tradition considers this a strong day for business decisions, which loosely supports committing to a big purchase.
Negotiate or ask for a raise: The tradition favours decisive action in work matters today, while cautioning against letting a conversation with superiors turn into conflict.
Start a training plan: With its dynamic, strength-building energy, the tradition views this day as supportive of throwing yourself into training, including launching a new regimen.
Cook or host a meal: The tradition suggests preparing hearty, well-spiced dishes on this day.

Discouraged on lunar day 3

Travel: The tradition warns against all travel and even travel planning on this day.
Fix or repair something: Repairs are named outright as disruptive on the 3rd lunar day, and are best handled with care only if unavoidable.
Make something: The tradition warns that making things today tends to stall and may only bring frustration.
Study or sit an exam: The tradition advises against focused study and suggests postponing exams on this day.
Pay attention to dreams: The tradition holds that dreams on this day are empty reflections and should not be dwelt on or looked up.
Deep clean: The tradition warns that cleaning may unsettle the home's balance on this day, so a deep clean is not supported.
Start learning something: The tradition considers new information hard to retain on this day, so starting to learn something is discouraged.
Have a hard conversation: Tradition holds that tense exchanges can turn badly today, advising conflict be avoided and words kept diplomatic.
Look for work: The tradition advises putting off thoughts of changing jobs, so seeking new work is discouraged today.
Move or renovate: The tradition warns that repairs and rearranging the home on this day may unsettle its balance.
Clear things out: On the 3rd lunar day the tradition says the day's energy does not support organizing, so clearing things out is thought to feel frustrating.
Get married: Tradition sees this as a day prone to tension where aggression in a relationship carries consequences, which sits poorly with a wedding gathering.
Intimacy with a partner: The tradition sees this as a touchy day in a relationship, where sharp words can sour the mood between partners.
Go on a date: The tradition warns that tension and aggression in relationships can flare today, which it treats as poor ground for a romantic meeting.

How much weight to give this

This is inherited material, not a finding. When we checked these readings against the tradition's own named authorities, they contradicted each other on all 29 lunar days — the same day called auspicious by one source and ruinous by another. We publish what the corpus says and label it, rather than choosing the most confident version and calling it settled.

What is exact is the astronomy: when day 3 begins and ends where you are, down to the minute.