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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.

March 2009

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Lunar month 21Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 22Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 23Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 24Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteAwakening of Insects5Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 26Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 27Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 28Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 29Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 210Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 211Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 212Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 213Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 214Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 215Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 216Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 217Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 218Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 219Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingSpring Equinox20Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 221Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 222Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 223Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 224Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 225Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 226Day 30NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 327Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 328Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 329Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 330Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 331Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHastePure Brightness4Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 35Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 36Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 39Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 310Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 311Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, March 6, 2009

Lunar 二〇〇九年 · 二月初十

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Wed

    2009-02-18

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2009-03-06

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Spring Equinox

    Fri

    2009-03-20

    In 14 days

  4. Pure Brightness

    Sat

    2009-04-04

    In 29 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

惊蛰 → 春分

Year cycle

己丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

丁卯

二月初十

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageComing-of-age riteMake an offeringTravelVisit friends and familyConstructionBreak groundFuneral preparationBreak ground for burial

Avoid

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

Sculpture and paintingConsecrateBuild a bridgeEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dress

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

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

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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