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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 1956

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Lunar month 1229Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1230Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1231Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 22NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 23SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Spring5Day 24Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 25SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 27NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 28SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1210Day 29Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1211Day 30SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingRain Water20Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 124Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 125Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 129Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 11Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 12Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 13Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 14Day 22NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsAwakening of Insects5Day 23SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 16Day 24Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 17Day 25SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 18Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 19Day 27NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 110Day 28SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, February 3, 1956

Lunar 一九五五年 · 腊月廿二

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for giving thanks and warm gatherings. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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. Greater Cold

    Sat

    1956-01-21

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1956-02-03

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Sun

    1956-02-05

    In 2 days

  4. Rain Water

    Mon

    1956-02-20

    In 17 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

大寒 → 立春

Year cycle

乙未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

己丑

腊月廿二

Day cycle

庚子

壁上土

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenBathingExchange family namesTradeReceive wealthFuneral preparationMove a coffinBurial

Avoid

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

Move into a homeAcquire propertyMarriageBreak groundPlantingOpen for businessConsecrateBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲午)马 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 子不问卜自惹祸殃

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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