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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

February 1818

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Lunar month 121Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Spring4Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 15Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 16Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 17Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 18Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 19Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 110Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 115Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 116Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsRain Water19Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 120Day 16NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 17NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 18SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 19Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 20SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 21NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 126Day 22NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 23SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 24Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 11Day 25SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 12Day 26NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 13Day 27NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 14Day 28SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 15Day 29Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationAwakening of Insects6Day 30SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 27Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 28Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 29Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 210Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 211Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 212Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 213Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 214Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, February 8, 1818

Lunar 一八一八年 · 正月初四

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for warm gatherings and giving thanks. 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. Start of Spring

    Wed

    1818-02-04

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1818-02-08

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Rain Water

    Thu

    1818-02-19

    In 11 days

  4. Awakening of Insects

    Fri

    1818-03-06

    In 26 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

立春 → 雨水

Year cycle

戊寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

甲寅

正月初四

Day cycle

壬寅

金箔金

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Set a bedLift misfortuneCut garmentsRaise pillarsRaise a roof beamTradeExecute an agreementReceive wealthReceive livestockAnimal husbandry

Avoid

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

MarriageTravelBreak groundDig a channelMove into a homeMake an offeringDig a well

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙申)猴 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

戊申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

己酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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