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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 1857

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TODAY
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Lunar month 21Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 22Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 23Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 24Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationAwakening of Insects5Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 26Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 27Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 28Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 29Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 210Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 211Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 212Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 213Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 214Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 215Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 216Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 217Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 218Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 219Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsSpring Equinox20Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 221Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 222Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 223Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 224Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 225Day 30Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 326Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 327Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 331Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 31Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 34Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingPure Brightness5Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 36Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 37Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 38Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 39Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 310Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 311Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, March 26, 1857

Lunar 一八五七年 · 三月初一

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. Spring Equinox

    Fri

    1857-03-20

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1857-03-26

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Pure Brightness

    Sun

    1857-04-05

    In 10 days

  4. Grain Rain

    Mon

    1857-04-20

    In 25 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

春分 → 清明

Year cycle

丁巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

癸卯

三月初一

Day cycle

癸丑

桑柘木

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelLift misfortuneTimber workBuild a houseLay foundationsConstructionSet up a horse frame

Avoid

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

Formal betrothalBreak groundOpen for businessTrade

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁未)羊 · Sha 东

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 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

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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