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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 2173

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Lunar month 128Day 17NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 11Day 18NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 12Day 19SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 13Day 20Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 14Day 21SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingAwakening of Insects5Day 22NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 16Day 23NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 17Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 18Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 19Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 110Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 30Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 214Day 1SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 215Day 2NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 216Day 3NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 217Day 4SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 218Day 5Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 219Day 6SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseSpring Equinox20Day 7NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 221Day 8NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 222Day 9SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 223Day 10Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 224Day 11SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 225Day 12NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 226Day 13NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 227Day 14SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 228Day 15Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 229Day 16SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 230Day 17NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 231Day 18NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 21Day 19SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 22Day 20Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 23Day 21SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingPure Brightness4Day 22NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 25Day 23NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 26Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 27Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 28Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 29Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 210Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, March 18, 2173

Lunar 二一七三年 · 二月初五

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

    Fri

    2173-03-05

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2173-03-18

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Spring Equinox

    Sat

    2173-03-20

    In 2 days

  4. Pure Brightness

    Sun

    2173-04-04

    In 17 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

癸酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

乙卯

二月初五

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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