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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.

February 2181

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Lunar month 1228Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring3Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 126Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1210Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1211Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1212Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1213Day 30SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 115Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 116Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 117Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseRain Water18Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 119Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 120Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 124Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 125Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 126Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 11Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 12Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 13Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 14Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingAwakening of Insects5Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 16Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 17Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 18Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 19Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 110Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, February 16, 2181

Lunar 二一八一年 · 正月初三

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for giving thanks and thoughtful travel. 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. Start of Spring

    Sat

    2181-02-03

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2181-02-16

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Rain Water

    Sun

    2181-02-18

    In 2 days

  4. Awakening of Insects

    Mon

    2181-03-05

    In 17 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

立春 → 雨水

Year cycle

辛巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

庚寅

正月初三

Day cycle

甲午

沙中金

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Sculpture and paintingConsecrateGive thanks to deitiesPurification riteMake a pactFormal betrothalCut garmentsSet the marriage bedDismantleBreak ground

Avoid

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

Build a housePlantingBurialBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊子)鼠 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 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

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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