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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 2019

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Lunar month 1227Day 22NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1228Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1229Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1230Day 25Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1231Day 26SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 27NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 28NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 29SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Spring4Day 30Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 15Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 16Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 17Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 18Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 19Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 110Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 115Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 117Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 118Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingRain Water19Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 120Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 124Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 125Day 21SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 22NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 11Day 25Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 12Day 26SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 13Day 27NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 14Day 28NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 15Day 29SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseAwakening of Insects6Day 30Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 27Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 28Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 29Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Lunar 二〇一九年 · 正月廿三

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

    Tue

    2019-02-19

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2019-02-27

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Awakening of Insects

    Wed

    2019-03-06

    In 7 days

  4. Spring Equinox

    Thu

    2019-03-21

    In 22 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

己亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

丙寅

正月廿三

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersGive thanks to deitiesMake a pactFormal betrothalComing-of-age riteCut garmentsSet the marriage bedMarriageSet a bed

Avoid

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

PlantingBreak groundOpen for businessBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

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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