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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 1873

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Lunar month 1226Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1227Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1228Day 30NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 130Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 131Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 11Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 12Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 13Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring4Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 15Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 16Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 17Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 18Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 19Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 110Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsRain Water18Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 120Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 227Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 228Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 21Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 22Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 23Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 24Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationAwakening of Insects5Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 26Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 27Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 28Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, February 12, 1873

Lunar 一八七三年 · 正月十五

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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. Start of Spring

    Tue

    1873-02-04

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1873-02-12

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Rain Water

    Tue

    1873-02-18

    In 6 days

  4. Awakening of Insects

    Wed

    1873-03-05

    In 21 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

癸酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

甲寅

正月十五

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersGive thanks to deitiesMake a pactFormal betrothalComing-of-age riteCut garmentsSet the marriage bedMarriageSet a bed

Avoid

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

PlantingBreak groundOpen for businessBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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