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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 2013

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Lunar month 1227Day 16SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1228Day 17NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1229Day 18NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1230Day 19SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1231Day 20Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 21SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 22NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 23NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Spring4Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 110Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteRain Water18Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 120Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 124Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 125Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 11Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 12Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 13Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 14Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingAwakening of Insects5Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 16Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 17Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 18Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 19Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Lunar 二〇一三年 · 正月十九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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. Rain Water

    Mon

    2013-02-18

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2013-02-28

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Awakening of Insects

    Tue

    2013-03-05

    In 5 days

  4. Spring Equinox

    Wed

    2013-03-20

    In 20 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

雨水 → 惊蛰

Year cycle

癸巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

甲寅

正月十九

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenReceive livestockFuneral preparationTomb-opening riteThanksgiving riteEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dress

Avoid

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

PlantingConsecrateTravelAcupunctureMarriageMove into a homeBreak groundBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

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

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

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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