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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 1865

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Lunar month 129Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 130Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 131Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 11Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 12Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 13Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring4Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 15Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 16Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 17Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 18Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 19Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 110Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsRain Water18Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 120Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 226Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 227Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 228Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 21Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 22Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 23Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 24Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationAwakening of Insects5Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 26Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 27Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 28Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 29Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 210Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 211Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, February 15, 1865

Lunar 一八六五年 · 正月二十

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Sat

    1865-02-04

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1865-02-15

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Rain Water

    Sat

    1865-02-18

    In 3 days

  4. Awakening of Insects

    Sun

    1865-03-05

    In 18 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

乙丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

戊寅

正月二十

Day cycle

丙辰

沙中土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageComing-of-age riteFormal betrothalTravelVisit friends and familyRaise a roof beamInstall machinerySet a bedAnimal husbandryHunting

Avoid

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

Move into a homeBuild a stoveTreat illnessBurialRelocate

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚戌)狗 · Sha 南

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

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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