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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 2005

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Lunar month 1230Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1231Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Spring4Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 30SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 19Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 110Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteRain Water18Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 120Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 124Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 125Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 11Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 12Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 13Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 14Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingAwakening of Insects5Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 16Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 17Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 18Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 19Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 210Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 211Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 212Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Lunar 二〇〇五年 · 正月初八

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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. Start of Spring

    Fri

    2005-02-04

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2005-02-16

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Rain Water

    Fri

    2005-02-18

    In 2 days

  4. Awakening of Insects

    Sat

    2005-03-05

    In 17 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

立春 → 雨水

Year cycle

乙酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

戊寅

正月初八

Day cycle

辛未

路旁土

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersTravelConstructionBreak groundRelocateMove into a homeBurial

Avoid

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

Open for businessPurification rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙丑)牛 · Sha 西

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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