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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

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

January 1828

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1130Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold6Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 119Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1110Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1111Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1112Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1113Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1114Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1115Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1116Day 30SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1217Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1218Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1219Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1220Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Cold21Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1222Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1223Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1224Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1225Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1226Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1227Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1228Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1229Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1230Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1231Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 124Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Spring5Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 126Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, January 4, 1828

Lunar 一八二七年 · 冬月十八

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. Winter Solstice

    Sat

    1827-12-22

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1828-01-04

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    1828-01-06

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Mon

    1828-01-21

    In 17 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

冬至 → 小寒

Year cycle

丁亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

壬子

冬月十八

Day cycle

己未

天上火

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Set a bedMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenComing-of-age riteTimber workSet up a horse frameBreak groundDig a pondBuild a washroom

Avoid

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

Install doorsPlantingBuild a stoveTreat illness

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸丑)牛 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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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