Today is February 23, 2025 — the 54th day of the year, with 311 days remaining until the year concludes. According to today’s Chinese Almanac, February 23 marks the “Shou Ri” (收日), a day associated with reaping, returning, and gathering. It is a time for consolidation, retraction, and even burial, but certainly not for starting new ventures. It’s best to avoid any major undertakings or risky endeavors, as this day is not an auspicious one.
what exactly is today?
- Gregorian Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025
- Lunar Date: 26th of the first month, Year of the Snake
- Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches: Yi Si Year, Wu Yin Month, Gui Hai Day
- Chinese Zodiac: Snake
- Clash and Harm: The Snake clashes with the Pig (Ding Ji), so be extra cautious if you’re born under the Snake sign.
- Feng Shui Directions: The wealth god resides in the south, the auspicious god in the southeast, and the fortune god in the southeast as well.
- Zodiac Clash: It’s a Pig day, so those born under the Snake sign may face some challenges today.
Is today a good day?
- Favorable Activities: Worship, bathing, haircuts, cooking, net-making, and planting.
- Avoid: Marriage, legal matters, funerals, burials, animal care, cutting trees, building beams, opening a business, or raising livestock.
Today is not a day to start new projects or take risks, as it falls under the “Shou Ri” category in the Twelve Heavenly Stars, a day meant for gathering and retreating rather than expansion or bold moves.
Lucky Directions Today:
- Wealth: South
- Auspicious: Southeast
- Fortune: Southeast
When are the favorable hours?
- Mao Hour (5:00–6:59 AM):
- Clash: Rooster
- Favorable: Praying for blessings, seeking descendants, engagements, marriages, wealth, market opening, transactions, bed placement, sacrifices
- Avoid: Job appointments, traveling, construction
- Chen Hour (7:00–8:59 AM):
- Clash: Dog
- Favorable: Laying beams, roofing, funeral
- Avoid: No major activities listed
- Wu Hour (11:00 AM–12:59 PM):
- Clash: Rat
- Favorable: Engagements, marriages, bed placement, relocation, home moving, construction, burial
- Avoid: Prayers, seeking descendants, sailing
- Wei Hour (1:00–2:59 PM):
- Clash: Ox
- Favorable: Praying for blessings, seeking descendants, engagements, marriages, wealth, market opening, transactions, bed placement, construction, home moving, cooking, sacrifices
- Avoid: Job appointments, traveling
A Glimpse into History — February 23:
Global Events:
- 1455: Johannes Gutenberg printed the Bible using movable type for the first time.
- 1893: Rudolf Diesel received the patent for his diesel engine.
- 1926: The Kuomintang and Communist Party mobilized the people to fight against Wu Peifu.
- 1947: The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was officially established in Geneva, Switzerland.
- 1979: The Chinese government declared March 12th as National Tree Planting Day.
- 1988: Zhang Yimou’s film “Red Sorghum” won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.
- 1998: A centenary celebration for Zhou Enlai was held at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People.
- 1998: Stephen Hawking proposed a new explanation for the universe’s origin and destiny, suggesting that while the universe had a beginning, it had no end.
- 2006: China won its first Olympic gold medal in a snow-based event at the Winter Olympics.
Notable Births:
- 1744: Mayer Amschel Rothschild, the “father of international finance.”
- 1873: Liang Qichao, leader of China’s late Qing Dynasty reform movement.
- 1903: Julius Fucik, a Czechoslovakian national hero.
- 1920: Kong Decheng, the 77th-generation descendant of Confucius, and a revered Confucian scholar.
Notable Deaths:
- 1930: Chinese Communist leaders Yuan Wencai and Wang Zuo were wrongly executed.
- 1940: National hero Yang Jingyu sacrificed his life during the Chinese Resistance against Japan.
- 1947: Yang Zhi-Rong, a commander in the Northeast People’s Liberation Army, passed away.
- 1951: Modern educator Zhang Boling died.
This day is certainly rich in history, both culturally and globally, offering us a chance to reflect on how past events have shaped our present. And while it’s not a day to take risks or initiate new projects, it’s a great time to consolidate your efforts, take stock, and prepare for what lies ahead.
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