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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 1887

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Lunar month 130Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 131Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 11Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 12Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 13Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Spring4Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 15Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 16Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 17Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 18Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 19Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 110Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 115Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 116Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 117Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 118Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteRain Water19Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 120Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 223Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 224Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 225Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 226Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 227Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 228Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 21Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 22Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 23Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 24Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 25Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingAwakening of Insects6Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 27Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 28Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 29Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 210Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 211Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 212Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, February 16, 1887

Lunar 一八八七年 · 正月廿四

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for giving thanks and deep study. 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. Start of Spring

    Fri

    1887-02-04

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1887-02-16

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Rain Water

    Sat

    1887-02-19

    In 3 days

  4. Awakening of Insects

    Sun

    1887-03-06

    In 18 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

丁亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

壬寅

正月廿四

Day cycle

壬子

桑柘木

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageConsecrateOffer prayersPray for childrenLift misfortuneBreak groundSet a bedPlantingDig a pondDig a well

Avoid

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

Move into a homeBuild a stoveTimber workBurialMove the hearthTravelReceive livestock

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙午)马 · Sha 南

壬不泱水更难提防 · 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

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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