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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 1897

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Lunar month 1231Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 30NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 12Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Spring3Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 14Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 15Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 16Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 17Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 18Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 19Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 110Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 13SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 14NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 15NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsRain Water18Day 17Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 18SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 120Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 11Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 12Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 23Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 24Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationAwakening of Insects5Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 26Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 27Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 28Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 29Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 210Day 8Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 211Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 212Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 213Day 11NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, February 1, 1897

Lunar 一八九六年 · 腊月三十

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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. Greater Cold

    Wed

    1897-01-20

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1897-02-01

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Wed

    1897-02-03

    In 2 days

  4. Rain Water

    Thu

    1897-02-18

    In 17 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

大寒 → 立春

Year cycle

丙申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

辛丑

腊月三十

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BathingSculpture and paintingConsecrateFormal betrothalMake a pactOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementReceive wealthLay foundations

Avoid

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

Move into a homeInstall doorsMake an offeringThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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