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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 1890

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Lunar month 126Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 127Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 129Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 130Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 131Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 11Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 12Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 13Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Spring4Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 15Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 16Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 17Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 18Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 19Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 110Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 115Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 116Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingRain Water18Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 219Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 220Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 221Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 222Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 223Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 224Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 225Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 226Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 227Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 228Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 21Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 22Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 23Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 24Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteAwakening of Insects5Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 26Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 27Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 28Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, February 12, 1890

Lunar 一八九〇年 · 正月廿三

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. Start of Spring

    Tue

    1890-02-04

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1890-02-12

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Rain Water

    Tue

    1890-02-18

    In 6 days

  4. Awakening of Insects

    Wed

    1890-03-05

    In 21 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

庚寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

戊寅

正月廿三

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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