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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 1872

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Lunar month 1131Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 115Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold6Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 117Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 118Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 119Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1210Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1211Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1212Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1213Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1214Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1215Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1216Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1217Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1218Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1219Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1220Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Cold21Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1222Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1223Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1224Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1225Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1226Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1227Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1228Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1229Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1230Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1231Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring4Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 125Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 126Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 127Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 30NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 19Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 110Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, January 4, 1872

Lunar 一八七一年 · 冬月廿四

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Fri

    1871-12-22

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1872-01-04

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sat

    1872-01-06

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sun

    1872-01-21

    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

辛未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

庚子

冬月廿四

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringConsecrateOffer prayersLift misfortuneBuild roof beamsBreak groundSet a bedDig a wellPlantingReceive livestock

Avoid

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

MarriageTravelTake officeBuild a houseFuneral preparationMove into a homeRelocateMove the hearthWelcome a household memberBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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