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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

February 1939

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Lunar month 1229Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1230Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1231Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 124Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Spring5Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 126Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1210Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1211Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1212Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1213Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1214Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1215Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1216Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1217Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1218Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingRain Water19Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 120Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 124Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 125Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 11Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 12Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 13Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 14Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 15Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseAwakening of Insects6Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 17Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 18Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 19Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 110Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, February 27, 1939

Lunar 一九三九年 · 正月初九

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

    1939-02-19

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1939-02-27

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Awakening of Insects

    Mon

    1939-03-06

    In 7 days

  4. Spring Equinox

    Tue

    1939-03-21

    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

己卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

丙寅

正月初九

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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