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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 1849

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Lunar month 225Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 226Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 227Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 228Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 21Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 22Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 23Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 24Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationAwakening of Insects5Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 26Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 27Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 28Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 29Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 210Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 211Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 212Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 213Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 214Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 215Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 216Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 217Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 218Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 219Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 220Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseSpring Equinox21Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 222Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 223Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 324Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 325Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 326Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 327Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 331Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 31Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 34Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingPure Brightness5Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 36Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 37Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, March 2, 1849

Lunar 一八四九年 · 二月初八

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for thoughtful travel and patient beginnings. 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. Rain Water

    Mon

    1849-02-19

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1849-03-02

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Awakening of Insects

    Mon

    1849-03-05

    In 3 days

  4. Spring Equinox

    Wed

    1849-03-21

    In 19 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

己酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

丙寅

二月初八

Day cycle

丁未

天河水

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersTravelLift misfortuneMove the hearthDismantleBreak groundMove into a homeRelocate

Avoid

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

Open for businessExecute an agreementHaircutBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛丑)牛 · Sha 西

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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