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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 1861

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Lunar month 1227Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1228Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1229Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1230Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1231Day 21NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 22SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 24SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Spring4Day 25NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 125Day 26NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 126Day 27SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 28Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 29SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 30NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 110Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 115Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 117Day 8Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationRain Water18Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 119Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 120Day 11NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 12SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 13Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 14SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 124Day 15NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 125Day 16NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 11Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 12Day 21NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 13Day 22SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 14Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsAwakening of Insects5Day 24SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 16Day 25NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 17Day 26NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 18Day 27SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 19Day 28Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, February 21, 1861

Lunar 一八六一年 · 正月十二

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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

    1861-02-18

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1861-02-21

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Awakening of Insects

    Tue

    1861-03-05

    In 12 days

  4. Spring Equinox

    Wed

    1861-03-20

    In 27 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

辛酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

庚寅

正月十二

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenFuneral preparationTomb-opening riteBurialMove a coffin

Avoid

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

ConsecrateDig a wellAcupunctureTravelMarriageMove into a homeRelocateBuild a stoveBreak ground

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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