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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 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

Thursday, February 26, 1953

Lunar 一九五三年 · 正月十三

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1953-02-26

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Awakening of Insects

    Fri

    1953-03-06

    In 8 days

  4. Spring Equinox

    Sat

    1953-03-21

    In 23 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

正月十三

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLift misfortuneTreat illnessDemolish a houseDemolish wallsClean the home

Avoid

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

Avoid other undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

Avoid

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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