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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

March 2026

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Lunar month 11Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 12Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 13Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 14Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseAwakening of Insects5Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 16Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 17Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 18Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 19Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 110Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 30SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 219Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingSpring Equinox20Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 221Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 222Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 223Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 224Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 225Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 226Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 227Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 228Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 229Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 230Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 231Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 21Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 22Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 23Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 24Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHastePure Brightness5Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 26Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 27Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 28Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 29Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 210Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 211Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, March 9, 2026

Lunar 二〇二六年 · 正月廿一

Daily direction

Due South

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

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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. Awakening of Insects

    Thu

    2026-03-05

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2026-03-09

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Spring Equinox

    Fri

    2026-03-20

    In 11 days

  4. Pure Brightness

    Sun

    2026-04-05

    In 27 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

丙午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

辛卯

正月廿一

Day cycle

壬午

杨柳木

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringMarriageWelcome a son-in-lawBurial

Avoid

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

PlantingBuild a houseBuild a stoveMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙子)鼠 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

Avoid

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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