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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 1853

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1126Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold5Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 116Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1210Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1211Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1212Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1213Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1214Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1215Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1216Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1217Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1218Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1219Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Cold20Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1221Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1222Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1223Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1224Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1225Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1226Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1227Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1228Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1229Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1230Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1231Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Spring4Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 125Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, January 4, 1853

Lunar 一八五二年 · 冬月廿五

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

    Tue

    1852-12-21

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1853-01-04

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    1853-01-05

    In 1 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Thu

    1853-01-20

    In 16 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

壬子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

壬子

冬月廿五

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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