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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

March 1839

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Lunar month 124Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 125Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 126Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 11Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 12Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 13Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 14Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 15Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingAwakening of Insects6Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 17Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 18Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 19Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 110Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 215Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 216Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 217Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 218Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 219Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 220Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteSpring Equinox21Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 222Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 223Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 224Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 225Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 226Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 227Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 228Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 229Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 230Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 231Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 21Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 22Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 23Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 24Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingPure Brightness5Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 26Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, March 13, 1839

Lunar 一八三九年 · 正月廿八

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

A daily reflection is not a prediction. Use it as a prompt for attentive, self-directed choices.

24 Solar Terms

Follow the seasonal rhythm, from today into the next turn.

  1. Awakening of Insects

    Wed

    1839-03-06

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1839-03-13

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Spring Equinox

    Thu

    1839-03-21

    In 8 days

  4. Pure Brightness

    Fri

    1839-04-05

    In 23 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

惊蛰 → 春分

Year cycle

己亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

丁卯

正月廿八

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringConsecrateSculpture and paintingGive thanks to deitiesPurification riteMake a pactFormal betrothalMarriageCut garmentsBreak ground

Avoid

Traditional cautions for the day; treat them as a pause for discernment.

PlantingBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

Favourable

Almanac information and Daily Insight are offered for traditional-culture reference and personal reflection only. They are not professional, medical, legal, or financial advice.

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