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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 1879

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Lunar month 126Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 130Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 131Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 11Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 12Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 13Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Spring4Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 15Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 16Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 17Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 18Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 19Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 110Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 115Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 116Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 117Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 118Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteRain Water19Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 120Day 30NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 221Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 222Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 223Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 224Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 225Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 226Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 227Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 228Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 21Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 22Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 23Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 24Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 25Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingAwakening of Insects6Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 27Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 28Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, February 17, 1879

Lunar 一八七九年 · 正月廿七

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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

    1879-02-04

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1879-02-17

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Rain Water

    Wed

    1879-02-19

    In 2 days

  4. Awakening of Insects

    Thu

    1879-03-06

    In 17 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

己卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

丙寅

正月廿七

Day cycle

辛未

路旁土

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersTravelConstructionBreak groundRelocateMove into a homeBurial

Avoid

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

Open for businessPurification rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙丑)牛 · Sha 西

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

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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