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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.

February 1858

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Lunar month 1231Day 17NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 18NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 19SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 20Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Spring4Day 21SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 125Day 22NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 23NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1210Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1211Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1212Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1213Day 30Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 1SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 115Day 2NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 116Day 3NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 4SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 5Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsRain Water19Day 6SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 120Day 7NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 8NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 9SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 10Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 11SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 12NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 126Day 13NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 14SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 15Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 11Day 16SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 12Day 17NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 13Day 18NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 14Day 19SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 15Day 20Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationAwakening of Insects6Day 21SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 17Day 22NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 18Day 23NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 19Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 110Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, February 18, 1858

Lunar 一八五八年 · 正月初五

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for giving thanks and deep study. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Thu

    1858-02-04

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1858-02-18

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Rain Water

    Fri

    1858-02-19

    In 1 days

  4. Awakening of Insects

    Sat

    1858-03-06

    In 16 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

戊午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

甲寅

正月初五

Day cycle

壬午

杨柳木

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Offer prayersPray for childrenPurification riteFormal betrothalMarriageTimber workConstructionBreak groundRelocateMove into a home

Avoid

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

Acquire propertyBuild a houseJoin roof ridgesConsecrateVisit the sickInstall doorsBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙子)鼠 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

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

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

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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