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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 1880

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Lunar month 121Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring4Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 125Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 126Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 127Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 129Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 110Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseRain Water19Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 120Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 16NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 17NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 18SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 19Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 20SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 11Day 21NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 12Day 22NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 13Day 23SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 14Day 24Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingAwakening of Insects5Day 25SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 16Day 26NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 17Day 27NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 18Day 28SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 19Day 29Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 110Day 30SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 211Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 212Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 213Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, February 5, 1880

Lunar 一八七九年 · 腊月廿五

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for giving thanks and thoughtful travel. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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. Greater Cold

    Tue

    1880-01-20

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1880-02-05

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Rain Water

    Thu

    1880-02-19

    In 14 days

  4. Awakening of Insects

    Fri

    1880-03-05

    In 29 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

戊寅

腊月廿五

Day cycle

甲子

海中金

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringConsecrateOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementBreak ground

Avoid

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

Move into a homeBurialTimber workBuild roof beamsReceive livestockBuild animal sheltersBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊午)马 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 子不问卜自惹祸殃

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

Avoid

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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