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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 1878

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Lunar month 124Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 125Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 11Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 12Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 13Day 30NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 24Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 25Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsAwakening of Insects6Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 27Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 28Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 29Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 210Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 211Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 212Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 213Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 214Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 215Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 216Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 217Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 218Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 219Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 220Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationSpring Equinox21Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 222Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 223Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 224Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 225Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 226Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 227Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 228Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 229Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 230Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 231Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 21Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 22Day 30NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 33Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 34Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsPure Brightness5Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 36Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, March 18, 1878

Lunar 一八七八年 · 二月十五

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. Awakening of Insects

    Wed

    1878-03-06

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1878-03-18

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Spring Equinox

    Thu

    1878-03-21

    In 3 days

  4. Pure Brightness

    Fri

    1878-04-05

    In 18 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

惊蛰 → 春分

Year cycle

戊寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

乙卯

二月十五

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringConsecrateOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelMove the hearthWelcome a household memberMove into a homeRelocate

Avoid

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

Break groundTimber workBurialFuneral procession

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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