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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 1895

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Lunar month 1230Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1231Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 124Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold5Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 126Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 127Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 129Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1210Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1211Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1212Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1213Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1214Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1215Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1216Day 21SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1217Day 22NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1218Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1219Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Cold20Day 25Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1221Day 26SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1222Day 27NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1223Day 28NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1224Day 29SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1225Day 30Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 130Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 131Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 11Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 12Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 13Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Spring4Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 15Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 16Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 17Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 18Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 19Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, January 3, 1895

Lunar 一八九四年 · 腊月初八

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

    Sat

    1894-12-22

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1895-01-03

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sat

    1895-01-05

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sun

    1895-01-20

    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

甲午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

丙子

腊月初八

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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