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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.

March 1897

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Lunar 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 11NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 214Day 12SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 215Day 13Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 216Day 14SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 217Day 15NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 218Day 16NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 219Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsSpring Equinox20Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 221Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 222Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 223Day 21NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 224Day 22SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 225Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 226Day 24SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 227Day 25NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 228Day 26NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 229Day 27SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 230Day 28Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 231Day 29SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 21Day 30NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationPure Brightness4Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 35Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 36Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 37Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 38Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 39Day 8Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 310Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, March 5, 1897

Lunar 一八九七年 · 二月初三

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

    Thu

    1897-02-18

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1897-03-05

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Spring Equinox

    Sat

    1897-03-20

    In 15 days

  4. Pure Brightness

    Sun

    1897-04-04

    In 30 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 惊蛰

Year cycle

丁酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

癸卯

二月初三

Day cycle

壬戌

大海水

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringTravelMake a pactFormal betrothalCut garmentsSet the marriage bedComing-of-age riteWelcome a household memberBreak groundSet a bed

Avoid

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

Build roof beamsBuild a temple

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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