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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 1959

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Lunar month 121Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring4Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 125Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 126Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 127Day 30NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 18Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 19Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 110Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseRain Water19Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 120Day 13SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 14NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 15NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 17Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 18SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 11Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 12Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 13Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 14Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 15Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingAwakening of Insects6Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 17Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 18Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 29Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 210Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 211Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 212Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 213Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 214Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, February 1, 1959

Lunar 一九五八年 · 腊月廿四

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for warm gatherings and clear agreements. 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. Greater Cold

    Wed

    1959-01-21

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1959-02-01

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Wed

    1959-02-04

    In 3 days

  4. Rain Water

    Thu

    1959-02-19

    In 18 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

戊戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

乙丑

腊月廿四

Day cycle

甲寅

大溪水

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake a pactRelocateReceive wealthOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementMove into a homeVisit friends and familyLift misfortune

Avoid

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

Visit the sickMake an offeringTravelRaise a roof beamBuild a houseThanksgiving riteBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊申)猴 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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