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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 2172

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Lunar month 21Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 22Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 23Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 24Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingAwakening of Insects5Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 26Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 27Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 28Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 29Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 210Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 211Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 212Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 213Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 214Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 215Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 216Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 217Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 218Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 219Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteSpring Equinox20Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 221Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 222Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 223Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 324Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 325Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 326Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 327Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 328Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 329Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 331Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 31Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 32Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 33Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingPure Brightness4Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 35Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 36Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 37Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 38Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 39Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 310Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 311Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, March 16, 2172

Lunar 二一七二年 · 二月廿二

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for patient beginnings and thoughtful travel. If lending or spending in haste asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
patient beginnings
Give space to
lending or spending in haste

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. Awakening of Insects

    Thu

    2172-03-05

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2172-03-16

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Spring Equinox

    Fri

    2172-03-20

    In 4 days

  4. Pure Brightness

    Sat

    2172-04-04

    In 19 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

壬申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

癸卯

二月廿二

Day cycle

乙亥

山头火

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringConsecrateSculpture and paintingFormal betrothalCut garmentsDismantleSet a bedLay foundationsBreak groundRaise pillars

Avoid

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

MarriagePlantingTimber workBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己巳)蛇 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 亥不嫁娶不利新郎

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

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

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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