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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 1899

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Lunar month 1229Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1230Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1231Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Spring4Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 125Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 129Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 110Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 116Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingRain Water19Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 120Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 124Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 125Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 126Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 127Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 11Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 12Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 13Day 22NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 14Day 23SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 15Day 24Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteAwakening of Insects6Day 25SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 17Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 18Day 27NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 19Day 28SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 110Day 29Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 30SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, February 17, 1899

Lunar 一八九九年 · 正月初八

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. 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. Start of Spring

    Sat

    1899-02-04

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1899-02-17

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Rain Water

    Sun

    1899-02-19

    In 2 days

  4. Awakening of Insects

    Mon

    1899-03-06

    In 17 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

己亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

丙寅

正月初八

Day cycle

丙辰

沙中土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageComing-of-age riteFormal betrothalTravelVisit friends and familyRaise a roof beamInstall machinerySet a bedAnimal husbandryHunting

Avoid

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

Move into a homeBuild a stoveTreat illnessBurialRelocate

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚戌)狗 · Sha 南

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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