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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 1883

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Lunar month 125Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 126Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 127Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 11Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 12Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 13Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 14Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 15Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteAwakening of Insects6Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 17Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 18Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 29Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 210Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 211Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 212Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 213Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 214Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 215Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 216Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 217Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 218Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 219Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 220Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingSpring Equinox21Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 222Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 223Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 224Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 225Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 226Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 227Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 228Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 229Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 230Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 231Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 21Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 22Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 23Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 24Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHastePure Brightness5Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 26Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 37Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, March 7, 1883

Lunar 一八八三年 · 正月廿八

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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

    Mon

    1883-02-19

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1883-03-07

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Spring Equinox

    Wed

    1883-03-21

    In 14 days

  4. Pure Brightness

    Thu

    1883-04-05

    In 29 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

惊蛰 → 春分

Year cycle

癸未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

乙卯

正月廿八

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageComing-of-age riteMake an offeringTravelVisit friends and familyConstructionBreak groundFuneral preparationBreak ground for burial

Avoid

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

Sculpture and paintingConsecrateBuild a bridgeEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dress

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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