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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 1861

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1227Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1228Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1229Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1230Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1231Day 21NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 22SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 24SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Spring4Day 25NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 125Day 26NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 126Day 27SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 28Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 29SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 30NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 110Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 115Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 117Day 8Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationRain Water18Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 119Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 120Day 11NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 12SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 13Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 14SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 124Day 15NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 125Day 16NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 11Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 12Day 21NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 13Day 22SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 14Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsAwakening of Insects5Day 24SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 16Day 25NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 17Day 26NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 18Day 27SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 19Day 28Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, February 28, 1861

Lunar 一八六一年 · 正月十九

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. Rain Water

    Mon

    1861-02-18

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1861-02-28

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Awakening of Insects

    Tue

    1861-03-05

    In 5 days

  4. Spring Equinox

    Wed

    1861-03-20

    In 20 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

辛酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

庚寅

正月十九

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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