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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 1868

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Lunar month 21Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 22Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 23Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 24Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseAwakening of Insects5Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 26Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 27Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 28Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 29Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 210Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 211Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 212Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 213Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 214Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 215Day 22NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 216Day 23SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 217Day 24Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 218Day 25SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 219Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingSpring Equinox20Day 27NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 221Day 28SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 222Day 29Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 223Day 30SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 324Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 325Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 326Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 327Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 328Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 331Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 31Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 32Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 33Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving housePure Brightness4Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 35Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 36Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 37Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 38Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 39Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 310Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 311Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, March 28, 1868

Lunar 一八六八年 · 三月初五

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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. Spring Equinox

    Fri

    1868-03-20

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1868-03-28

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Pure Brightness

    Sat

    1868-04-04

    In 7 days

  4. Grain Rain

    Mon

    1868-04-20

    In 23 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

春分 → 清明

Year cycle

戊辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

乙卯

三月初五

Day cycle

癸丑

桑柘木

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelLift misfortuneTimber workBuild a houseLay foundationsConstructionSet up a horse frame

Avoid

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

Formal betrothalBreak groundOpen for businessTrade

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁未)羊 · Sha 东

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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