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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 1888

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Lunar month 1229Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1230Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1231Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring4Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 125Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 126Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 127Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 129Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1210Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1211Day 30Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseRain Water19Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 120Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 11Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 12Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 13Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 14Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingAwakening of Insects5Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 16Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 17Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 18Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 19Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 110Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, February 21, 1888

Lunar 一八八八年 · 正月初十

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. 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

    Sun

    1888-02-19

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1888-02-21

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Awakening of Insects

    Mon

    1888-03-05

    In 13 days

  4. Spring Equinox

    Tue

    1888-03-20

    In 28 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

戊子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

甲寅

正月初十

Day cycle

壬戌

大海水

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringSeal openingsMake netsBreak ground for burialThanksgiving riteBurialMove a coffinEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙辰)龙 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 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

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

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

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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