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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 1883

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Lunar month 1228Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1229Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1230Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1231Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Spring4Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 125Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 30Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 18Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 19Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 110Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 116Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingRain Water19Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 120Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 124Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 125Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 126Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 127Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 11Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 12Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 13Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 14Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 15Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteAwakening of Insects6Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 17Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 18Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 29Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 210Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, February 23, 1883

Lunar 一八八三年 · 正月十六

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for deep study and clear agreements. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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. Rain Water

    Mon

    1883-02-19

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1883-02-23

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Awakening of Insects

    Tue

    1883-03-06

    In 11 days

  4. Spring Equinox

    Wed

    1883-03-21

    In 26 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

雨水 → 惊蛰

Year cycle

癸未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

甲寅

正月十六

Day cycle

戊戌

平地木

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

FishingFuneral preparationEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMove a coffinBreak ground for burialBurialErect a memorial

Avoid

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

MarriageRaise a roof beamMove into a homeBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬辰)龙 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

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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