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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 1862

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Lunar month 1226Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1227Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1228Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1229Day 30SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 130Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 131Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 11Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 12Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 13Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Spring4Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 15Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 16Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 17Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 18Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 19Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 110Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationRain Water19Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 120Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 124Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 125Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 30SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 21Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 22Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 23Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 24Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 25Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsAwakening of Insects6Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 27Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 28Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, February 5, 1862

Lunar 一八六二年 · 正月初七

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. Greater Cold

    Mon

    1862-01-20

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1862-02-05

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Rain Water

    Wed

    1862-02-19

    In 14 days

  4. Awakening of Insects

    Thu

    1862-03-06

    In 29 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

壬戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

壬寅

正月初七

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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