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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.

February 1840

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Lunar month 1226Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1227Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1228Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1229Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1230Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1231Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 13Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 14Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Spring5Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 16Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 17Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 18Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 19Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 110Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseRain Water19Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 120Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 11Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 12Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 13Day 30SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 24Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingAwakening of Insects5Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 26Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 27Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, February 19, 1840

Lunar 一八四〇年 · 正月十七

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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. Start of Spring

    Wed

    1840-02-05

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1840-02-19

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Awakening of Insects

    Thu

    1840-03-05

    In 15 days

  4. Spring Equinox

    Fri

    1840-03-20

    In 30 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 雨水

Year cycle

庚子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

戊寅

正月十七

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLift misfortuneTreat illnessDemolish a houseDemolish wallsClean the home

Avoid

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

Avoid other undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

Avoid

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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