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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 1853

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TODAY
Sun
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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

Sunday, January 23, 1853

Lunar 一八五二年 · 腊月十五

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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. Greater Cold

    Thu

    1853-01-20

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1853-01-23

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Fri

    1853-02-04

    In 12 days

  4. Rain Water

    Sat

    1853-02-19

    In 27 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

大寒 → 立春

Year cycle

壬子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

癸丑

腊月十五

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BathingSculpture and paintingConsecrateFormal betrothalMake a pactOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementReceive wealthLay foundations

Avoid

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

Move into a homeInstall doorsMake an offeringThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

Avoid

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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