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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 1848

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Lunar month 1230Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1231Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring4Day 30NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 15Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 16Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 17Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 18Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 19Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 110Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseRain Water19Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 120Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 11Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 12Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 13Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 14Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingAwakening of Insects5Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 26Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 27Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 28Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 29Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 210Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 211Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, February 12, 1848

Lunar 一八四八年 · 正月初八

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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. Start of Spring

    Fri

    1848-02-04

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1848-02-12

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Rain Water

    Sat

    1848-02-19

    In 7 days

  4. Awakening of Insects

    Sun

    1848-03-05

    In 22 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

立春 → 雨水

Year cycle

戊申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

甲寅

正月初八

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Begin studyPractise a craftTravelFormal betrothalMake a pactMarriageVisit friends and familyWelcome a household memberAnimal husbandryCapture

Avoid

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

ConsecrateOpen for businessMove into a homeBreak groundBuild a house

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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