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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 1853

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Lunar month 1230Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1231Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Spring4Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 125Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 126Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 30NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 18Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 19Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 110Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 115Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 117Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 118Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingRain Water19Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 120Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 124Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 125Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 11Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 12Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 13Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 14Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsAwakening of Insects5Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 16Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 17Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 18Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 19Day 30NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 210Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 211Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 212Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, February 24, 1853

Lunar 一八五三年 · 正月十七

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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. Rain Water

    Sat

    1853-02-19

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1853-02-24

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. Awakening of Insects

    Sat

    1853-03-05

    In 9 days

  4. Spring Equinox

    Mon

    1853-03-21

    In 25 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

雨水 → 惊蛰

Year cycle

癸丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

甲寅

正月十七

Day cycle

壬戌

大海水

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringSeal openingsMake netsBreak ground for burialThanksgiving riteBurialMove a coffinEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙辰)龙 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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