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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

February 1889

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Lunar month 1227Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1228Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1229Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1230Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 131Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 11Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 12Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Spring3Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 14Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 15Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 16Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 17Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 18Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 19Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 110Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsRain Water18Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 120Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 11Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 22Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 23Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 24Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationAwakening of Insects5Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 26Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 27Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 28Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 29Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, February 18, 1889

Lunar 一八八九年 · 正月十九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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

    Sun

    1889-02-03

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1889-02-18

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Awakening of Insects

    Tue

    1889-03-05

    In 15 days

  4. Spring Equinox

    Wed

    1889-03-20

    In 30 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 雨水

Year cycle

己丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

丙寅

正月十九

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenReceive livestockFuneral preparationTomb-opening riteThanksgiving riteEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dress

Avoid

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

PlantingConsecrateTravelAcupunctureMarriageMove into a homeBreak groundBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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