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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 2010

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Lunar month 1231Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Spring4Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 125Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 129Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1210Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1211Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1212Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1213Day 30NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 116Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingRain Water19Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 120Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 124Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 125Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 126Day 13Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 127Day 14SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 15NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 11Day 16NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 12Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 13Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 14Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 15Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteAwakening of Insects6Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 17Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 18Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 19Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 110Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Lunar 二〇一〇年 · 正月初四

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for deep study and clear agreements. 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. Start of Spring

    Thu

    2010-02-04

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2010-02-17

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Rain Water

    Fri

    2010-02-19

    In 2 days

  4. Awakening of Insects

    Sat

    2010-03-06

    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

庚寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

戊寅

正月初四

Day cycle

戊戌

平地木

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

FishingFuneral preparationEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMove a coffinBreak ground for burialBurialErect a memorial

Avoid

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

MarriageRaise a roof beamMove into a homeBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬辰)龙 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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