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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 1842

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1126Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold6Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1211Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1212Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1213Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1214Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1215Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1216Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1217Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1218Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1219Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Cold20Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1221Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1222Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1223Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1224Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1225Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1226Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1227Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1228Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1229Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1230Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1231Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Spring4Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 125Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, January 2, 1842

Lunar 一八四一年 · 冬月廿一

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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

    Wed

    1841-12-22

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1842-01-02

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    1842-01-06

    In 4 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Thu

    1842-01-20

    In 18 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

辛丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

庚子

冬月廿一

Day cycle

辛未

路旁土

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Set a bedSet up a horse frameMake an offeringSculpture and paintingConsecrateTravelHaircutTimber workBuild roof beamsSet roof-post openings

Avoid

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

Build a stoveInstall doorsBuild a bridgeOpen for businessBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙丑)牛 · Sha 西

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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