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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 1863

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Lunar month 11Day 12NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 12Day 13NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 13Day 14SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 14Day 15Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 15Day 16SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingAwakening of Insects6Day 17NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 17Day 18NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 18Day 19SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 19Day 20Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 110Day 21SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 22NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 23NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 115Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 116Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 219Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 220Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteSpring Equinox21Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 222Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 223Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 224Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 225Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 226Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 227Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 228Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 229Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 230Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 231Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 21Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 22Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 23Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 24Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingPure Brightness5Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 26Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 27Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 28Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 29Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 210Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 211Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, March 1, 1863

Lunar 一八六三年 · 正月十二

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. 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

    Thu

    1863-02-19

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1863-03-01

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Awakening of Insects

    Fri

    1863-03-06

    In 5 days

  4. Spring Equinox

    Sat

    1863-03-21

    In 20 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

癸亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

甲寅

正月十二

Day cycle

己未

天上火

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Break groundFuneral preparationMarriageMove a coffinBurialBreak ground for burial

Avoid

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

Open for businessBuild a stoveSet a bedMove into a homeRaise a roof beamCut garments

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸丑)牛 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 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

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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