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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 1916

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Lunar month 1230Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1231Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 13Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 14Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Spring5Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 16Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 17Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 18Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 19Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 110Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingRain Water20Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 124Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 125Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 129Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 11Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 12Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 13Day 30NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 24Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 25Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseAwakening of Insects6Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 27Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 28Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 29Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 210Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 211Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, February 28, 1916

Lunar 一九一六年 · 正月廿六

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. Rain Water

    Sun

    1916-02-20

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1916-02-28

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Awakening of Insects

    Mon

    1916-03-06

    In 7 days

  4. Spring Equinox

    Tue

    1916-03-21

    In 22 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

雨水 → 惊蛰

Year cycle

丙辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

庚寅

正月廿六

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersGive thanks to deitiesMake a pactFormal betrothalComing-of-age riteCut garmentsSet the marriage bedMarriageSet a bed

Avoid

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

PlantingBreak groundOpen for businessBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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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