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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.

January 1820

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TODAY
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Thu
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Lunar month 1126Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold6Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 119Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1110Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1111Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1112Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1113Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1114Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1115Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1216Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1217Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1218Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1219Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1220Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Cold21Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1222Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1223Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1224Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1225Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1226Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1227Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1228Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1229Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1230Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1231Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 124Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Spring5Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, January 16, 1820

Lunar 一八一九年 · 腊月初一

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    1820-01-06

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1820-01-16

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Fri

    1820-01-21

    In 5 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Sat

    1820-02-05

    In 20 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

小寒 → 大寒

Year cycle

己卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

丁丑

腊月初一

Day cycle

己丑

霹雳火

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLift misfortuneBuild animal sheltersTrain livestockAcupunctureAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageBreak groundDig a pondBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸未)羊 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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