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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 1953

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Lunar month 121Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Spring4Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 125Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1210Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1211Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1212Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1213Day 30NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 115Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 116Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsRain Water19Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 120Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 126Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 11Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 12Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 13Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 14Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 15Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationAwakening of Insects6Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 17Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 18Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 19Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 110Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, February 25, 1953

Lunar 一九五三年 · 正月十二

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for thoughtful travel and patient beginnings. 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

    Thu

    1953-02-19

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1953-02-25

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Awakening of Insects

    Fri

    1953-03-06

    In 9 days

  4. Spring Equinox

    Sat

    1953-03-21

    In 24 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

癸巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

甲寅

正月十二

Day cycle

丁未

天河水

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersTravelLift misfortuneMove the hearthDismantleBreak groundMove into a homeRelocate

Avoid

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

Open for businessExecute an agreementHaircutBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛丑)牛 · Sha 西

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 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

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

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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