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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 2023

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TODAY
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Thu
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Lunar month 129Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 130Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 131Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 11Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 12Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 13Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring4Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 15Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 16Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 17Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 18Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 19Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 110Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseRain Water19Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 220Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 221Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 222Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 223Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 224Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 225Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 226Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 227Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 228Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 21Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 22Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 23Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 24Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 25Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingAwakening of Insects6Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 27Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 28Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 29Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 210Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 211Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, February 27, 2023

Lunar 二〇二三年 · 二月初八

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. 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

    Sun

    2023-02-19

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2023-02-27

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Awakening of Insects

    Mon

    2023-03-06

    In 7 days

  4. Spring Equinox

    Tue

    2023-03-21

    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

癸卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

甲寅

二月初八

Day cycle

丙辰

沙中土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageComing-of-age riteFormal betrothalTravelVisit friends and familyRaise a roof beamInstall machinerySet a bedAnimal husbandryHunting

Avoid

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

Move into a homeBuild a stoveTreat illnessBurialRelocate

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚戌)狗 · Sha 南

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

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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