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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 1857

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Lunar month 21Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 22Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 23Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 24Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationAwakening of Insects5Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 26Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 27Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 28Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 29Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 210Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 211Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 212Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 213Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 214Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 215Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 216Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 217Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 218Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 219Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsSpring Equinox20Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 221Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 222Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 223Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 224Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 225Day 30Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 326Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 327Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 331Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 31Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 34Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingPure Brightness5Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 36Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 37Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 38Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 39Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 310Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 311Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, March 3, 1857

Lunar 一八五七年 · 二月初八

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. 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

    Wed

    1857-02-18

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1857-03-03

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Awakening of Insects

    Thu

    1857-03-05

    In 2 days

  4. Spring Equinox

    Fri

    1857-03-20

    In 17 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

丁巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

壬寅

二月初八

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Cut garmentsSet the marriage bedFuneral preparationEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressVisit friends and familyReceive wealth

Avoid

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

Make an offeringOffer prayersRelocateMarriageMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Favourable

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

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

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

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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